Mushroom- shaped red blood cell

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Mushroom- shaped red blood cell

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Author: Perla Vicari, MD, PhD
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology > Red cell inclusions and abnormalities
Published Date: 03/22/2022

Peripheral blood smear from a patient with COVID-19 showing red cell with cytoplasmic projection, resembling pincer-like cell, also known as mushroom- shaped red blood cell (arrow). It is usually associated with erythrocyte disorders, such as congenital dyserthropoietic anemias, hereditary spherocytosis associated with Banda-3 protein deficiency, disseminated intravascular coagulation, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, erythroleukemia and Sars-CoV-2 infection (Wright-Giemsa stain).

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