[Erythrocyte in pathology: speculations at the electron microscope].

The article summarizes the results of several years of research devoted to the surface architectonics and ultrastructure of erythrocyte in patients with pathology of different genesis. Diversity of changes in the shape of red blood cells, their surface and ultrastructure obtained by scanning and transmission microscopy is presented. The question is discussed on the non-specific character of erythrocyte transformation, disorganization of surface architectonics and ultrastructure of red blood cells in different pathological processes. The existence of typical morphological changes of erythrocyte in different pathological processes is suggested, considering it to be an evolutionary form of adaptation.