These are known as dacrocytes. These are the red blood cells with inclusions. These are often related to infiltration of the bone marrow by the processes of fibrosis, granulomatous inflammation, hematopoietic, and metastatic neoplasms.
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Please tell me about tear drop cells in CBC count.
Query: Hello doctor, I just saw your pin about tear drop cells. I am trying to understand the meaning of this. Recently my 4 years old son had a CBC and the RBC was abnormal, he has tear drop cells 1+, schistocytes 1+, crenated cells 1+, stomatocytes 1+, schistocytes 1+, macrocytic 1+, microcytic 1+, poik... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The presence of crenated red blood cells, schistocytes, tear drop cells and stomatocyte is suggestive of hemolytic anemia. The G6PD deficiency, spherocytosis, immune hemolytic anemia, etc., are some of the causes for that. Microcytes and macrocytes could be due to an... Read Full »
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