title: [Occult hereditary spherocytosis in aplastic crisis of unknown cause].
abstract: We describe two cases of aplastic crisis of unknown origin, occurring within one week in a 49-year old man and his 20 year old son. They both had undiagnosed hereditary spherocytosis, and both of them had earlier had a B19-parvo infection without having symptoms of aplastic crisis at the same time. Chronic haemolytic anaemia should be considered in adult patients with acute severe anaemia caused by aplastic crisis.
authors.affiliation: Aalborg Sygehus, medicinsk haematologisk afdeling B.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ibsen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017701:Reticulocyte Count; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin
vernacular_title: Okkult hereditaer sfaerocytose ved aplastisk krise af ukendt genese.