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A Case Report of Severe Hemolytic Anaemia With Elliptocytosis

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Hereditary elliptocytosis is a rare, autosomal dominant haematological disorder1. It is a hemolytic anaemia due to membrane defect, which produces a broad spectrum of disease that ranges from fully compensated hemolysis to life threatening anaemia. Red cells with uniform elliptical shape come under the category of hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) however homozygous or compound heterozygous for HE present with distorted morphology termed as hereditary pyeropoikilocytosis (HPP)2.

Source: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal

Authors: Sunila Tashfeen, Muhammad Ayyub, Nadir Ali, Saleem Ahmed Khan, Hamid Saeed Malik

Institutions: National University of Medical Sciences, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Language: English

Topic: Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3121131257

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