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siderocyte

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siderocyte /sid·ero·cyte/ (-sīt″) an erythrocyte containing nonhemoglobin iron.
sid·er·o·cyte (sdr--st)
n.
A red blood cell containing granules of iron that are not part of the cell's hemoglobin.
siderocyte
[sid′ərosīt′]
Etymology: Gk, sideros, iron, kytos, cell
an abnormal erythrocyte in which particles of nonhemoglobin iron are visible.
siderocyte [sid´er-o-sīt″]
a red blood cell containing nonhemoglobin iron.
siderocyte
a red blood cell containing iron-positive, focal basophilic stippling, siderotic inclusions. Seen in dogs with lead poisoning and types of hemolytic anemia.
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Siderocytes had been noted on prior blood film examinations but it was not until this time that alcoholism was suggested as a cause, and that sideroblastic anaemia could be present in this patient.
Sideroblastic anaemia secondary to chronic alcoholism: a case study ... by Holloway, Rossi / New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
19) Therefore, Howell-Jolly and Heinz bodies, siderocytes and other abnormal red blood cells may not be present on a peripheral smear, despite these patients having a history of splenectomy.
Splenosis: a review by Rice, Todd W. / Southern Medical Journal
Iron stain on the smear showed numerous siderocytes with occasional ring sideroblasts present (Figure 4).
A 20-Year-Old Man With a History of Hemoptysis and Purpura by Doudenko-Pirozzolo, Irina; Booth, Robert / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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