{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Hereditary spherocytosis with successful splenectomy in a pregnant black South African lady: a case report.
{Author}: Elmezughi K;Ekpebegh C;
{Journal}: Pan Afr Med J
{Volume}: 33
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2019
暂无{DOI}: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.288.18873
{Abstract}: Hereditary spherocytosis is a rare cause of chronic haemolytic anaemia. It is rarer in the black population with extremely few cases reported. Initial assessment of a patient with suspected disease should include documenting clinical features of chronic haemolysis and a family history. Its management in pregnancy is challenging and needs a multidisciplinary team. We report on a black South African woman with hereditary spherocytosis and massive splenomegaly presenting with severe haemolytic anaemia at 23rd week of pregnancy. She had a successful splenectomy.