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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(11):1120-1124. Published online November 30, 1983.

A Case of Hereditary Spherocytosis.

Eui Lim Choi¹, Chul Hwan Park¹, Tae Gyu Hwang¹, In Soon Park¹, Soon Yong Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College Busan Paik Hosp.

Abstract

We observed a case of hereditary spherocytosis who was a 4-month-old boy with the chief complaints of jaundice and pallor. Evidence of the same disease was also found in the patient` s father who had never been symptomatic. Diagnosis was made by presence of spherocytes in peripheral blood smear, osmotic fragility- test and autohemolysis test. A brief review of literatures was made.

Keywords :Hereditary Spherocytosis; Congenital hemolytic jaundice; Familial acholuric jaundice, Minkowsky-Chauffard disease.