["Sergeantella"--a morphological index of erythrodieresis or a result of degradation by fungi of the genus Paecilomyces].
The conception on fungal origin of sergentella-like elements in peripheral blood proposed by A. N. Dekhkan-Khodzhaeva et al. is discussed. According to the author, these elements are rather twisted coats of hemolyzed red cells. There is a close relationship between sergentellas and hemolysis activation in stress. It is suggested to count membranes of lyzed red cells in blood smears to rapidly diagnose latent hemolytic syndrome.
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D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000097:blood*; D010143:Paecilomyces; D011859:Radiography