Spur cell hemolytic anemia, Chronic liver disease impairs the liver's ability to esterify
cholesterol, causing free cholesterol to bind to the red cell membrane, increasing its surface area without increasing its volume. This condition also creates rough or thorny projections on the erythrocyte named
acanthocytes.
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List of hematologic conditions
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There are many conditions of or affecting the human hematologic system—the biological system that includes plasma, platelets, leukocytes, and ...
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Spur cell
Acanthocyte (from the Greek word ἄκανθα ''acantha'', meaning 'thorn'), in biology and medicine, refers to an abnormal form of red blood cell that has a spiked cell membrane, due to thorny projections. A similar term is spur cells. Oft ...
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Acquired hemolytic anemia