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schistocytosis

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schistocytosis /schis·to·cy·to·sis/ (shis″-) (skis″to-si-to´sis) an accumulation of schistocytes in the blood.
schis·to·cy·to·sis (shst-s-tss, sks-)
n.
1. The presence or accumulation of schistocytes in the blood.
2. Fragmentation of a red blood cell.
schistocytosis [shis″-, skis″to-si-to´sis]
an accumulation of schistocytes in the blood.
schistocytosis
an accumulation of schistocytes in the blood.
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6-9) We noted RDWs >20% in some TTP patients, presumably because of their schistocytosis and reticulocytosis.
Elevated red cell distribution width in the diagnosis of thrombotic ... by Braverman, Albert / Southern Medical Journal
3) More recently, the clinical criteria for suspicion of TTP have been simplified to the triad of thrombocytopenia, schistocytosis and elevated LDH.
von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in thrombotic ... by Mayfield, Charles A.; Marques, Marisa B. / Medical Laboratory Observer
Though the presence of all the above components is not required to make a diagnosis of TTP, the presence of thrombocytopenia and MAHA--as evidenced by prominent schistocytosis on the peripheral blood smear, decreased haptoglobin, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels--are usually used to diagnose the disorder.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura without schistocytes on the ... by Bastani, Bahar / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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