<unk> s are frequently confused with acanthocytes, but the mechanism of cell membrane alteration is different.<unk> sis is a reversible condition of red blood cells that is often merely an artifact produced by EDTA, which is used as an anticoagulant in sampled blood.<unk> s can be distinguished from acanthocytes by the shape of the projections, which are smaller and more numerous than in acanthocytes and are evenly spaced.<unk> s also exhibit central pallor, or lightening of color in the center of the cell under Wright staining.
Echinocyte
Koilocyte
Nurse cell
Elliptocyte
Podocyte
Acanthocyte
Clue cell
Melanocyte