MD at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Med/Peds trained at East Carolina University. Current Peds Heme Onc fellow at University of North Carolina
Women with sickle cell disease (USA administrative database study) have a much higher risk of thrombosis in pregnancy or postpartum than women without sickle cell. #ISTH2023
Did you know here is a poikilocyte called a fish-shaped RBC?
Yup, and it especially prevalent in Fe, B12 and folate deficiency.
What's more, the number of fish-shaped red cells on a smear has been significantly associated with severity of anemia.
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