Heyeditary spherocytosis in neonatal period: a case report and literature review
Keywords:
jaundice, neonatal, spherocytosis, hereditary, infant, newbornAbstract
A clinical case of hereditary spherocytosis in neonatal
period as well as a literature review are reported. Clinical, laboratorial, evolutive and therapeutic aspects are discussed. The importance of differential diagnosis with ABO incompatibihty hemolytic disease is emphasized
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