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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(2):188-192. Published online February 28, 1983.

A Case of Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia.

Young Jong Woo¹, Jae Sook Ma¹, Tai Ju Hwang¹

¹Department oj Pediatrics，Chonnam University Medical School

Abstract

Authors have observed a case of congenital hypoplastic anemia in 18 months old male patient who was diagnosed through the bone marrow aspiration. The liver was enlarged and the biopsy specimen disclosed iron deposition in the hepatocyte, which was thought to be resulted from multiple blood transfusion and administration of iron preparation. A brief review of related literature was made.

Keywords :Congenital hypoplastic anemia; Liver; Iron.