Recurrent hemolytic anemia secondary to acessory spleens.
A patient with recurrent hereditary spherocytosis due to a hypertrophied accessory spleen is presented. In patients in whom splenectomy is performed for hematologic disease, accessory spleens must be sought and removed. Recurrence of the inital disease should prompt a search for accessory spleens.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013156:Splenectomy