Image Challenge – Sep 29

Question: What is the abnormality in this blood film, and in which conditions do you expect to see this?

Answer: As many of you correctly answered, this is a blood film showing Burr cells! There are many conditions where you could see burr cells, including uremia, cirrhosis, post splenectomy, PK deficiency and other disorders of the glycolytic pathway to name a few!

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