Schistocyte
Sign in to savethumb|right|Peripheral blood smear in patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Typical schistocytes are annotated.
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10 sectionsContents
- Appearance
- Pathophysiology
- Schistocyte count
- Conditions
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Malfunctioning cardiac valves
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thumb|right|Peripheral blood smear in patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Typical schistocytes are annotated.
A schistocyte (from Greek for "divided" and for "hollow" or "cell") is a fragmented part of a red blood cell.
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