A CASE REPORT OF SEVERE HEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA WITH ELLIPTOCYTOSIS

Severe Hemolytic Anaemia

Authors

  • 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

28-02-2017

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2017): February

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Tashfeen S, Ayyub M, Ali N, Khan SA, Saeed Malik H. A CASE REPORT OF SEVERE HEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA WITH ELLIPTOCYTOSIS: Severe Hemolytic Anaemia. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 23];67(1):186-87. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/251