Hereditary spherocytosis with leg ulcers which healed after splenectomy

Eyal Peretz, Dafna Hallel-Halevy, Marcelo H. Grunwald, Sima Halevy

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Abstract

We report the case of an 18-year-old Bedouin, suffering from hereditary spherocytosis, associated with leg ulcers. The ulcers were unresponsive to treatment of 6 months' duration with various conservative modalities. However, complete clearance was achieved two months after splenectomy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-528
Number of pages2
JournalEuropean Journal of Dermatology
Volume7
Issue number7
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1997

Keywords

  • Hereditary spherocytosis
  • Leg ulcers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dermatology

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