

Parameter | Properties |
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Feature | Cold agglutinin disease |
Definition | Similar to normal erythrocyte except that the region of central pallor is slit like instead of round, reminiscent of a smiling face or fish mouth |
Conditions associated with the poikilocyte | Congenital stomatocytosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, acute alcohol toxicity |
Mechanism of formation | Membrane defects, which in some cases lead to increased permeability to sodium and potassium (congenital stomatocytosis) |
Source/author | William Aird |
Reviewed and edited by | Parul Bhargava |