title: [Aregenerative anemia and erythrocytes hemighosts: a case report].
abstract: An 11 year old African boy without previous history was hospitalised for fever and a severe anaemia (haemoglobin = 55 g/L) with low reticulocyte count. Blood smear showed more than 35% of ghost red blood cells which allows the diagnosis of G6PD deficiency (< 1% of normal level). Anaemia was demonstrated as haemolytic and was associated with a drepanocytosis trait. Aspect of red blood cells on blood smear remains important for the diagnosis of congenital or acquired red blood cell diseases, even abnormalities are often of low specificity.
authors: Laboratoire d'hématologie, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Université Paris 13, Bondy. twefik.bibi-triki@jvr.aphp.fr
authors: Tewfik
authors: T
authors: Bibi-Triki
authors: Valérie
authors: V
authors: Bélien
authors: Emeline
authors: E
authors: Chapelon
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Sauvion
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Gaudelus
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: Laurian
authors: Loïc
authors: L
authors: de Pontual
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male