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==Overview==
==Overview==
* Towards the end of the nineteenth century Vanlair and Masius described the case of a young woman who developed icterus, recurrent attacks of left upper quadrant abdominal pain and [[splenomegaly]] shortly after giving birth. The [[stools]] were not light coloured, but rather deeply pigmented. The patient's mother and sister were also [[Icterus|icteric]], and the sister's [[spleen]] was enlarged.
The [[hereditary spherocytosis]] was first described in 1871 by Vanlair and Masius, where they described [[Chronic (medical)|chronically]] [[Jaundice|icteric]] [[Patient|patients]] who had no [[bile]] in the [[urine]], no evidence of [[Hepato-biliary diseases|liver disease]] and often [[splenomegaly]] and [[family history]] of [[jaundice]]. It is the commonest [[Causality|cause]] of [[inherited]] [[Chronic (medical)|chronic]] [[hemolysis]] in the northern europe and north america.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
* Hereditary spherocytosis was first described in 1871 by Vanlair and Masius, where they described chronically icteric patients who had no bile in the urine, no evidence of liver disease and often splenomegaly and family history of jaundice.<ref>{{Cite journal
* [[Hereditary spherocytosis]] was first described in 1871 by Vanlair and Masius, where they described [[Chronic (medical)|chronically]] [[Jaundice|icteric]] [[Patient|patients]] who had no [[bile]] in the [[urine]], no evidence of [[Hepato-biliary diseases|liver disease]] and often [[splenomegaly]] and [[family history]] of [[jaundice]].<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Sayeeda Huq]], [[Mark A. C. Pietroni]], [[Hafizur Rahman]] & [[Mohammad Tariqul Alam]]
  | author = [[Sayeeda Huq]], [[Mark A. C. Pietroni]], [[Hafizur Rahman]] & [[Mohammad Tariqul Alam]]
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* It is the commonest cause of inherited chronic hemolysis in the northern europe and north america.<ref>{{Cite journal
* It is the commonest [[Causality|cause]] of [[inherited]] [[Chronic (medical)|chronic]] [[hemolysis]] in the northern europe and north america.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Sayeeda Huq]], [[Mark A. C. Pietroni]], [[Hafizur Rahman]] & [[Mohammad Tariqul Alam]]
  | author = [[Sayeeda Huq]], [[Mark A. C. Pietroni]], [[Hafizur Rahman]] & [[Mohammad Tariqul Alam]]
  | title = Hereditary spherocytosis
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* With remarkable discernment, Vanlair and Masius stated, ‘The [[jaundice]] of our patient appears to be a peculiar type of [[icterus]]. The fact that the patient’s mother and sister had a slight [[jaundice]] and that the sister had an [[enlarged spleen]] may indicate that this condition is one disease entity.'.<ref name="Packman2001">{{cite journal|last1=Packman|first1=Charles H.|title=The spherocytic Haemolytic Anaemias|journal=British Journal of Haematology|volume=112|issue=4|year=2001|pages=888–899|issn=0007-1048|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02440.x}}</ref>
* With remarkable discernment, Vanlair and Masius stated, ‘The [[jaundice]] of our [[patient]] appears to be a peculiar type of [[icterus]]. The fact that the patient’s mother and sister had a slight [[jaundice]] and that the sister had an [[enlarged spleen]] may indicate that this condition is one [[disease]] entity.'.<ref name="Packman2001">{{cite journal|last1=Packman|first1=Charles H.|title=The spherocytic Haemolytic Anaemias|journal=British Journal of Haematology|volume=112|issue=4|year=2001|pages=888–899|issn=0007-1048|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02440.x}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

The hereditary spherocytosis was first described in 1871 by Vanlair and Masius, where they described chronically icteric patients who had no bile in the urine, no evidence of liver disease and often splenomegaly and family history of jaundice. It is the commonest cause of inherited chronic hemolysis in the northern europe and north america.

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References

  1. Sayeeda Huq, Mark A. C. Pietroni, Hafizur Rahman & Mohammad Tariqul Alam (2010). "Hereditary spherocytosis". Journal of health, population, and nutrition. 28 (1): 107–109. PMID 20214092. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Sayeeda Huq, Mark A. C. Pietroni, Hafizur Rahman & Mohammad Tariqul Alam (2010). "Hereditary spherocytosis". Journal of health, population, and nutrition. 28 (1): 107–109. PMID 20214092. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. Packman, Charles H. (2001). "The spherocytic Haemolytic Anaemias". British Journal of Haematology. 112 (4): 888–899. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02440.x. ISSN 0007-1048.

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