Spherocytosis
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Spherocytosis References:
Dhaliwal G, Cornett PA, Tierney LM Jr. Hemolytic anemia. Am Fam Physician. 2004 Jun 1;69(11):2599-606.
Perkins SL. Pediatric red cell disorders and pure red cell aplasia. Am J Clin Pathol. 2004 Dec;122 Suppl:S70-86.
Stoehr GA, Luecken J, Zielen S, Eber SW, Borrow R, Rose MA. Mode of splenectomy and immunogenicity of meningococcal vaccination in patients with hereditary spherocytosis. Br J Surg. 2008 Apr;95(4):466-71.
