Sep

4

2021

Promyelocytes

By William Aird

ParameterProperties
PoikilocyteStomatocyte
DefinitionSimilar 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 poikilocyteCongenital stomatocytosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, acute alcohol toxicity
Mechanism of formationMembrane defects, which in some cases lead to increased permeability to sodium and potassium (congenital stomatocytosis)
Source/authorWilliam Aird
Reviewed and edited byParul Bhargava