Ictericia recurrente en hombre de 22 años: presentación de un caso de esferocitosis hereditaria / A case of hereditary spherocytosis presenting with recurrent jaundice in a 22 year-old man
Rev. MED
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15(1): 122-128, ene. 2007. graf
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de un hombre joven con ictericia, hiperbilirrubinemia severa y fiebre. La evidencia de esferocitos en sangre periférica y las pruebas de fragilidad osmótica aumentada sugieren el diagnóstico de esferocitosis hereditaria. La hiperbilirrubinemia es producida por hemólisis, la cual resulta de un proceso infeccioso. Una vez hecho el diagnóstico, la respuesta al tratamiento es favorable.A case of a young man with jaundice, severe hyperbilirubinemia and fever is presented. Evidence of spherocytes on peripheral blood smear and increased osmotic fragility test suggest the diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis. The hyperbilirubinemia is produced by hemolysis which is the result of an infectious process. Once the diagnosis is done the answer for the treatment is favorable
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Main subject:
Osmotic Fragility
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Hyperbilirubinemia, Hereditary
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. MED
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo/CO
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Universidad Surcolombina/CO
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