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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(11):583-586. Published online November 30, 1968.

A Case Report of Hereditary Spherocytosis

K.S. Lee¹, K.O. Choi¹, J.U. Moon², C.S. Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College
²Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic Medical College

Abstract

A case of kreditary spherocytosis who was a 100 days old Korean male infant, was presented. Diagnosis was based on Splenomegaly, spherocytes in pheripheral blood and increased osmotic fragility. Any noticeable improvement was not observed by splenectomy and the patient expired 10 days after the splenectomy.

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