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Spur cell hemolytic anemia

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Spur cell hemolytic anemia, Chronic liver disease impairs the liver's ability to esterify cholesterol, causing free cholesterol to bind to the red cell membrane, increasing its surface area without increasing its volume. This condition also creates rough or thorny projections on the erythrocyte named acanthocytes.

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  1. "Spur-cell hemolytic anemia in severe alcoholic cirrhosis". Journal of the American Society of Hematology. The American Society of Hematology. January 1, 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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