Blood/Blood Cells and Cellular Components ›› Red Blood Cells ›› Abnormal
Hemoglobin C Crystals
›Microscopic Features:
- Variable sized RBC crystalline dark blue-purple inclusions
- Hexagon-shaped or rhomboid shaped crystalline structures in RBCs
›Normal % blood-PB, marrow-BM, lymphoid tissue-LN:
- PB: None
- BM: None
- LN: None
›May Resemble:
›Differential Diagnoses:
Hemoglobin C disease
Hemoglobin SC disease
Hemoglobin SC disease
›Classic Immunophenotype:
- N/A
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›Misc:
Hemoglobin C and SC patients may also show increased number of target cells