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Hereditary Spherocytosis With Haemolytic Crisis During Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Ventura C. Savona
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1982.tb01400.x
Subject(s) - hereditary spherocytosis , pregnancy , spherocytosis , medicine , pediatrics , obstetrics , immunology , biology , splenectomy , genetics , spleen
Summary: A haemolytic crisis was detected late in the second pregnancy of a young woman. A diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis was made and the patient was successfully managed by supportive therapy alone. The relevant literature is reviewed.