2015
A Pediatrician’s Practical Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Hereditary Spherocytosis in Neonates
Christensen RD, Yaish HM, Gallagher PG. A Pediatrician’s Practical Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Hereditary Spherocytosis in Neonates. Pediatrics 2015, 135: 1107-1114. PMID: 26009624, PMCID: PMC4444801, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisDiagnosis of HSABO hemolytic diseaseGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyHazardous hyperbilirubinemiaErythrocyte transfusionSymptomatic anemiaNeurologic dysfunctionPrompt diagnosisAdverse outcomesEmergency departmentNewborn periodNeonatal presentationNewborn infantsHemolytic diseaseAppropriate treatmentEarly suspicionHemolytic anemiaHemolytic conditionsAnticipatory guidanceNeonatesFirst monthAnemiaDehydrogenase deficiencyHyperbilirubinemia
2008
Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion