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Degmacyte (bite cell)
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Peripheral blood smear demonstrating bite cells (keratocytes) as indicated by the black arrows. Dapsone-induced oxidative haemolysis causing Heinz body formation and subsequent splenic pitting creates the characteristic semicircular notch in these erythrocytes. (human (peripheral blood, dapsone-induced oxidative hemolytic anemia); Figure 1.)
Edwards T et al. 2025, Clinical case reports · CC BY 4.0
Blood film of case 2: Peripheral smear shows bitten RBCs (bite cells / blister cells) alongside echinocytes, polychromatic cells, and schistocytes. (human (neonatal peripheral blood, infantile pyknocytosis); Figure 5.)
Mohammed Nowfal FA et al. 2025, Cureus · CC BY 4.0
Peripheral blood smear from case 4 of infantile pyknocytosis. Moderate normocytic normochromic anaemia with irregular contracted RBCs. Bite cells (blister cells) are visible as erythrocytes with one or more semicircular bites out of the cell periphery. Normoblasts and pyknocytes (blue arrows) are also present. Wright-Giemsa stain. (human (neonate, infantile pyknocytosis); Figure 7.)
Mohammed Nowfal FA et al. 2025, Cureus · CC BY 4.0
Papers
- Mohammed Nowfal FA, Ahmed S, Alhussain Radaideh M. Tiny Cells, Big Clues: Unveiling Infantile Pyknocytosis Through a Case Series. Cureus. 2025;17:e93272. PMID: 41146772.
- Edwards T, Montes-Rivera M, Fu L. Dapsone-Induced Heinz Body Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report. Clin Case Rep. 2025;13:e70430. PMID: 40236305.