Appearance of characteristic “burr cells”,  “helmet cells” and “triangle cells” in peripheral blood smears is indicative of:: (A) Polychromasia, (B) Anisocytosis, (C) Poikilocytosis, (D) Schistocytosis
Answer is D. Mechanical fragmentation of red cells (schistocytosis) leads to the appearance of characteristic “burr cells”, “helmet cells” and “triangle cells” in peripheral blood smears.