[Morphology and aggregative properties of erythrocytes in patients with hemorrhagic fever with nephrotic syndrome].

Fifty-six patients with hemorrhagic fever and renal syndrome (mainly with grave and medium-grave disease patterns) were examined for the morphology of red blood cells using scanning electron microscopy. In addition, a study was made of the deformability and aggregation properties of red blood cells. The role of the impaired erythrocytic component of hemostasis in the pathogenesis and clinical picture of hemorrhagic fever and renal syndrome is discussed.