Prolonged Extreme Thrombocytosis in a Postsplenectomy Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis
Korean Journal of Hematology
;
: 298-303, 2009.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-720068
ABSTRACT
We report a case of prolonged extreme reactive thrombocytosis in a post-splenectomy patient with hereditary spherocytosis. A 29-year-old female patient presented with gall stones detected incidentally by abdominal ultrasonography. Her laboratory findings showed hemolytic anemia with spherocytosis on the peripheral blood smear and increased osmotic fragility. She was diagnosed with hereditary spherocytosis and underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and splenectomy. After undergoing surgery, the hemolytic anemia was resolved but thrombocytosis was newly detected. Nineteen months after the splenectomy, the thrombocytosis was still persistent and extremely high. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a prolonged extreme reactive thrombocytosis after a splenectomy in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Osmotic Fragility
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Spherocytosis, Hereditary
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Splenectomy
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Thrombocytosis
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Gallstones
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Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
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Anemia, Hemolytic
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Korea
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hematology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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