Hereditary spherocytosis with leg ulcers healing after splenectomy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-152

  Rabhi, Samira ^a   Benjelloune, Hind ^a   Meziane, Mariam ^a   Amrani, Moncef ^a   Berrady, Rhizlane ^a   Mikou, Ouafae ^a   Mernissi, Fatima Zohra ^a   Bono, Wafaa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

hereditary spherocytosis; leg ulcers; splenectomya

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GALLSTONE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ULCER; MALE; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEROLOGY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SKIN; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 79251645449     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318200c6ba     Document Type: Article

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