title: [Erythrocyte membrane abnormalities - hereditary elliptocytosis].
abstract: This study was designed to investigate the 4 year old boy with Hereditary Elliptocitosis (HE). The diagnosis of this rare hemolytic anemia was based on detailed family history (positive in the 4-th generation), physical examination and Para-clinical data analyses. The vast majority of patients with HE are asymptomatic, severe forms are rare. The most important is examination of blood films, which is helpful to detect the morphology abnormalities of red cells. In case of HE a different approach is required. Positive family history and series of investigations should be conducted to determine the HE.
authors.affiliation: 1Tbilisi State Medical University, G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic; 2Children's New Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kvezereli-Kopadze
authors.affiliation: 1Tbilisi State Medical University, G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic; 2Children's New Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kvezereli-Kopadze
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic; 2Children's New Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mtvarelidze
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic; 2Children's New Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bubuteishvili
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004612:Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male