Open AccessMalnutrition from anorexia nervosa triggers severe complications of hereditary spherocytosis in an adolescent girl: A case report
Author(s) -
Trivedi Aditi M.,
Dworsky Zephyr D.,
Kim Jenny,
Yu Jennifer C.,
Kumar Maya M.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5841
Subject(s) - hereditary spherocytosis , anorexia nervosa , girl , medicine , spherocytosis , malnutrition , pediatrics , anorexia , hemolytic anemia , anemia , psychiatry , immunology , splenectomy , eating disorders , psychology , developmental psychology , spleen
Hemolytic crises and aplastic crises in hereditary spherocytosis (HS) are most commonly triggered by viral infections. We present the case of an adolescent girl with HS who developed unexpected and life‐threatening complications of her inherited hemolytic anemia as a consequence of anorexia nervosa and severe malnutrition.