Abstract
A case is presented of hereditary spherocytosis diagnosed in a newborn infant who was found to be icteric on the first day of life.
The establishment of the diagnosis is discussed, along with possible complications and therapy. A detailed family pedigree is presented.
The pathogenesis of hereditary spherocytosis and the question of splenectomy in infants with this disease are also discussed.
Copyright and license
Copyright © 1962 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite
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Brown RE, Sokol EM. Spherocytic anemia in the newborn. Turk J Pediatr 1962; 4: 26-38. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1962.9246
