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Six cases of hereditary spherocytosis revealed by human parvovirus infection
Author(s) -
Lefrere Jean Jacques,
Courouce AnneMarie,
Girot Robert,
Bertrand Yves,
Soulier JeanPierre
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1986.tb04088.x
Subject(s) - hereditary spherocytosis , parvovirus , spherocytosis , virology , parvoviridae , medicine , immunology , pediatrics , virus , splenectomy , spleen
Summary Recent research has shown that the human parvovirus is a causative agent of aplastic crisis in hereditary haemolytic anaemias. We report six cases—four children and two adults—of hereditary spherocytosis revealed by aplastic crisis due to human parvovirus infection.