Schistocyte
Sign in to savethumb|right|Peripheral blood smear in patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Typical schistocytes are annotated.
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Appearance
- Pathophysiology
- Schistocyte count
- Conditions
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Malfunctioning cardiac valves
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Peripheral blood smear in patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Typical schistocytes are annotated.
A schistocyte (from Greek for "divided" and for "hollow" or "cell") is a fragmented part of a red blood cell.