Anisochromia

Anisochromia is a marked variation in the chromaticity, the color density of erythrocytes (red blood cells), which is particularly relevant to the description of certain blood diseases, such as the megaloblastic anemias.

References

Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings for blood tests (R70–R79, 790)

Red blood cells

Size	Anisocytosis Macrocyte Microcyte

Shape	Poikilocytosis membrane abnormalities: Acanthocyte Codocyte Ovalocyte Spherocyte Dacrocyte Echinocyte Schistocyte Degmacyte Drepanocyte Stomatocyte Knizocyte

Hemoglobinization	Anisochromia Hypochromia

Inclusion bodies	Developmental Howell–Jolly body Basophilic stippling Pappenheimer bodies Cabot rings Hemoglobin precipitation Heinz body

Other	Rouleaux Reticulocyte Elevated ESR

Lymphocytes

Small molecules

Blood sugar	Hypoglycemia Hyperglycemia Prediabetes Impaired fasting glucose Impaired glucose tolerance Oxyhyperglycemia

Nitrogenous	Azotemia Hyperuricemia Hypouricemia

Proteins

LFT	Elevated transaminases Elevated ALP Hypoproteinemia Hypoalbuminemia

Other	Elevated cardiac markers Elevated alpha-fetoprotein

Minerals

Iron overload disorder

Pathogens/sepsis

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