A CASE REPORT OF SEVERE HEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA WITH ELLIPTOCYTOSIS

Severe Hemolytic Anaemia

  • Sunila Tashfeen Combined Military Hospital Okara/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ayyub *Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Nadir Ali *Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Saleem Ahmed Khan *Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Hamid Saeed Malik *Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Keywords: Pyeropoikilocytosis (HPP)

Abstract

Hereditary elliptocytosis is a rare, autosomal dominant haematological disorder1. It is a hemolytic anaemia due to membrane defect, which produces a broad spectrum of disease that ranges from fully compensated hemolysis to life threatening anaemia. Red cells with uniform elliptical shape come under the category of hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) however homozygous or compound heterozygous for HE present with distorted morphology termed as hereditary pyeropoikilocytosis (HPP)2.

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Published
2017-02-28
How to Cite
Tashfeen, S., Ayyub, M., Ali, N., Khan, S. A., & Saeed Malik, H. (2017). A CASE REPORT OF SEVERE HEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA WITH ELLIPTOCYTOSIS. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 67(1), 186-87. Retrieved from https://mail.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/251
Issue
Vol 67 No 1 (2017): February
Section
Case Reports