Spur cell anaemia in hepatic cirrhosis: incidence, prognosis and reversibility after liver transplantation

Spur cells and spur cell anemia in hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease: Incidence and correlation with disease severity and survival

“…Resolution of SCA has been reported after OLTx 4,5,26 . In our study as well, two patients with spur cells had normal blood smear 3 weeks after OLTx.…”

“…However, the hemoglobin, unconjugated bilirubin and reticulocyte levels did not differ significantly between our study and the Sousa et al . report 26 …”

“…The true incidence of spur cells and SCA among cirrhotic patients is unclear. Sousa et al 26 . reported that the incidence of SCA was 4.1% (14 patients) in a population of 339 patients with cirrhosis of variable etiology.…”

“…in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis and represents a form of acquired hemolytic anemia. Although SCA is most frequently reported in association with alcoholic cirrhosis, patients with cardiac cirrhosis, acute yellow atrophy due to viral hepatitis, neonatal hepatitis, Wilson's disease, 23 cholestatic liver diseases, 24 cryptogenic, 25 viral 26 and non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis‐related cirrhosis 27 might also exhibit SCA. In our study, seven out of nine patients with SCA had mainly alcohol‐related cirrhosis (77.8%) and the other two had viral hepatitis‐related cirrhosis.…”

“…In another study by Sousa et al . (published in abstract form) 26 the same criteria were applied. In our study, the highest percentage of spur cells was 14%.…”