“Are tear drop cells normal under any circumstances?”
Hi there,
I recently have been having a hard time connecting with a doctor and would like to know if it is ever normal to have tear drop shaped RBC? Could they be temporary as in, due to an infection? Or is it like once your body produces them, it will continue indefinitely?
thank you
I recently have been having a hard time connecting with a doctor and would like to know if it is ever normal to have tear drop shaped RBC? Could they be temporary as in, due to an infection? Or is it like once your body produces them, it will continue indefinitely?
thank you
Female | 35 years old
Complaint duration: 1 month
1 Answer
Please refer to a publicly available article: G?tgemann, Ines, Heimpel, Hermann and Nebe, Carl Thomas. "Significance of teardrop cells in peripheral blood smears" LaboratoriumsMedizin, vol. 38, no. s1, 2014, pp. 000010151520140005. https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2014-0005 The answer to your question is context-related, whether this could be an artifact of a poorly prepared blood smear, whether you have known cancer or a blood diagnosis, details of the teardrops (dacrocytes), iron deficiency and many other considerations. Click on the link above, it is safe and comes from a reputable publisher. Best of luck in your health journey Colin Paul Spears MD
