A peripheral blood smear shows numerous elongated red cells with pointed, crescent-shaped ends. Which condition is most consistent with these findings? 출처: SpicyMilkBoy, CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons
1Hereditary spherocytosis
2Sickle cell disease✓ 정답
3Iron deficiency anemia
4Beta thalassemia minor
해설
Irreversibly sickled cells (drepanocytes) are elongated with pointed ends from HbS polymerization and are characteristic of sickle cell disease.
