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Abstract
- 1.1. Study of a case of congenital hemolytic icterus cured by splenectomy with the following unusual features is reported: (1) Normal red blood cell fragility; (2) minimal microspherulosis; (3) the presence of liver damage improved by splenectomy; and (4) the occurrence of an unusual postoperative hemolytic crisis.
- 2.2. The hypotheses on etiology are reviewed.
- 3.3. The effects of splenectomy and the reasons for failure in certain instances are considered.
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☆Published with permission of the Acting Chief Medical Director, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration, who assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed or the conclusions drawn by the authors.
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© 1946 Published by Elsevier Inc.
