Hereditary Spherocytosis in Sisters Unmasked by Parvovirus Infection

Overview

Journal Postgrad Med J

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1987 Jan 1

PMID 2823243

Citations 4

Authors

N J McLellan

N Rutter

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Abstract

Teenage sisters were found to have hereditary spherocytosis when they presented in aplastic crisis associated with otherwise asymptomatic parvovirus infection. Such patients may present a source of cross-infection to others at risk.

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