Hereditary Elliptocytosis

Also written as HE.

Hereditary elliptocytosis, hereditary pyropoikilocytosis, and related disorders are characterized by the finding of elliptocytes on peripheral blood smear.

What our notes say

• Hereditary elliptocytosis, hereditary pyropoikilocytosis, and related disorders are characterized by the finding of elliptocytes on peripheral blood smear. (Haemolytic Anaemias)
• Membrane disorders: Hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis (Haemolytic anaemia)
• Hereditary Elliptocytosis, Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis, and RelatedDisorders (Haemolytic Anaemias)
• Hereditary elliptocytosis. -~thalassemia. - pyruvate kinase deficiency. (BABY NELSON PEADS)
• from the blood film (e.g. hereditary elliptocytosis); in most anaemia, as they allow a distinction to be made between (Devendra K. Gupta, Krishna M. Goel - Hutchison’s Paediatrics. chdhe-Jaypee Broth)

Study material on Hereditary Elliptocytosis

• Haemolytic Anaemias
• Haemolytic Anaemias
• Devendra K. Gupta, Krishna M. Goel - Hutchison’s Paediatrics. chdhe-Jaypee Brothers (2012)

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