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Haemolytic Anaemia in Infectious Mononucleosis Due to Inapparent Congenital Spherocytosis
Author(s) -
Gehlbach Stephen H.,
Cooper Bernard A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1970.tb01879.x
Subject(s) - reticulocytosis , mononucleosis , hereditary spherocytosis , spherocytosis , erythrocyte fragility , hemolysis , fragility , medicine , immunology , virology , anemia , virus , spleen , splenectomy , chemistry
Recurrent haemolytic anaemia following infectious mononucleosis and earlier viral illness is described in a young man. A persistently abnormal osmotic fragility test, low grade reticulocytosis, and increased fragility of the father's red cells suggest underlying congenital spherocytosis.