Here’s an
interesting thing I saw down the microscope today.
DUCK Lewis T
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Z,18.0009894.F R 24.01.18 Clinical details PANCREATIC CA
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HBM WBCM PLT
HCT RBCM MCVM
MCHM MCHCM RDW
N
210118 F
90 15.09 677
0.276 3.10 89.0
29.0 326 15.4
12.80
220118 F
91 14.77 603
0.277 3.10 89.4
29.4 329 15.8
12.32
230118 F
86 12.70 613
0.265 2.91 91.1
29.6 325 16.1
10.36
240118 F
90 13.86 589
0.277 3.03 91.4
29.7 325 16.4
11.11
L M E
B NUC NUCA
ESR GF
210118 F
1.06 1.01 0.16
0.06 0.0 0.00
220118 F
0.97 1.20 0.23
0.05
230118 F
1.08 1.07 0.14
0.05
240118 F
1.33 1.23 0.16
0.03
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Stomatocytes.
You don’t see them very often… They have a mouthlike or slit-like form that
replaces the normal central pale zone.There are several mechanisms by which
this change can occur:
- In hereditary stomatocytosis (HSt), the
mechanism of stomatocyte formation often involves changes in cell volume
caused by reduced intracellular ion content and trans-membrane pump malfunction.
- In most cases of acquired stomatocytosis (and some rare inherited conditions)
there can be either a decrease in red cell membrane surface area or
qualitative changes in the composition of the membrane lipid bilayer (pumps again).
I found an
article about them on-line. You can read
it here.