Medicine:Cigar cell
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Short description: Haematological finding in some types of anaemias
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| Specialty | Hematology |
Cigar cells (also referred to as pencil cells) are red blood cells that are cigar- or pencil-shaped on peripheral blood smear. Cigar cells are commonly associated with hereditary elliptocytosis. However, they may also be seen in iron deficiency anemia, sepsis, malaria and other pathological states that decrease red blood cell turnover and or production.[1] In the case of iron deficiency anemia, microcytosis and hypochromia would also be expected.[2]
References
- ↑ Clinical Hematology and Oncology. Bruce Furie, Peter A. Cassileth, Michael B. Atkins, Robert J. Mayer. Churchill Livingstone Publishing, ISBN:0-443-06556-X, pg. 276-78
- ↑ Robbins & Cotran pathologic basis of disease. Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster (Tenth ed.). Philadelphia, PA. 2021. ISBN 978-0-323-53113-9. OCLC 1191840836. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1191840836.
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