A Rare Presentation of Acute Hemolytic Anemia in a Newborn Infant - Case Report

Ameen M, Abdullah T, Kattih O, Alkhars A, Haider B, Alghareeb M, Alkhunaizi M and Almoosa Z

Department of Pediatric Hematology, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Department of Neonatology , Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit , Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Department of Infectious Diseases, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Almoosa College of Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia

^*Correspondance to: Muhammad Ameen 

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Abstract:

Hereditary Elliptocytosis (HE) is a heterogeneous group of inherited Red Blood Cell (RBC) disorders characterized by the presence of elongated, oval, or elliptically shaped RBCs on the peripheral blood smear. Hemolytic anemia in these disorders ranges from absent to life-threatening. Transient hemolytic anemia has been reported in neonates with some of the more severe HE syndromes. We will present a newborn with acute hemolysis anemia who experienced recurrent hemolysis with a strong positive family history of anemia and one mortality because of hydrops fetalis due to severe hemolysis.

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Ameen M, Abdullah T, Kattih O, Alkhars A, Haider B, Alghareeb M, et al. A Rare Presentation of Acute Hemolytic Anemia in a Newborn Infant - Case Report. Clin Case Rep Int. 2022; 6: 1332.