hereditary spherocytosis

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hereditary spherocytosis

[hə′red·ə‚ter·ē ‚sfer·ō‚sī′tō·səs]

(medicine)

A chronic congenital disorder of the erythrocytopoietic system characterized by a preponderance of spherical erythrocytes, increased osmotic fragility, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly.

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An adult with aplastic crisis induced by human parvovirus B19 as an initial presentation of hereditary spherocytosis.

Parvovirus infection in a family associated with aplastic crisis in an affected sibling pair with hereditary spherocytosis.

Hereditary spherocytosis in sisters unmasked by parvovirus infection.

Hereditary spherocytosis unmasked by human parvovirus B19 induced aplastic crisis in a family

2 as the pathogenesis of autosomal dominantly inherited hereditary spherocytosis in the Japanese population.

Characterization of 13 novel band 3 gene defects in hereditary spherocytosis with band 3 deficiency.

Natural history of hereditary spherocytosis during the first year of life.

Kalitsal sferositoz/Hereditary spherocytosis

HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS: Hereditary spherocytosis was seen in 29.

1998) [8] reported hereditary spherocytosis to be the commonest indication of splenectomy followed by [beta]-thalassemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura.

A histopathological review of splenectomies in hematological disorders in paediatric age

Coexistence of hereditary spherocytosis (HS) due to band 3 deficiency and beta-thalassemia trait: partial correction of HS phenotype.

coexixstence of hereditary spherocytosis and beta-thalassemia: case report of severe haemolytic anemia in an American black.

Interaction between hereditary spherocytosis and the beta-thalassemia trait: a case report / Kalitsal sferositoz ve beta-talasemi tasiyiciligi arasindaki etkilesim: olgu sunumu

Fifty-nine patients with acute leukemia (47 ALL, 12 acute myeloblastic leukemia), 6 with thalassemia major and 1 with severe hereditary spherocytosis were enrolled in the study.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus in multitransfused patients from a pediatric hematology clinic/Cocuk hematoloji kliniginde cok sayida transfuzyon alan hastalarda hepatit ve insan immun yetersizlik virus sikligi