Esferocitosis hereditaria: a propósito de un caso

La esferocitosis hereditaria conocida tambien como enfermedad de Minkowski-Chauffard, es una patologia genetica que forma parte de las anemias hemoliticas, caracterizada por la produccion de hematies de forma esferoidal, por un defecto en la membrana del mismo, lo cual hace que se destruyan en el bazo. A menudo se diagnostica durante la ninez, pero es posible que los casos mas leves se descubran de manera incidental en la vida adulta. Realizamos una revision de la esferocitosis hereditaria, a proposito de la presentacion de un paciente del hospital “Luis Vernaza” a quien se diagnostico esta enfermedad a los 48 anos de edad y se aplico tratamiento medico y quirurgico con resultados favorables. Hereditary spherocytosis also known as Minkowski-Chauffard syndrome, is a genetic disease that belong in the group of the hemolytic anemias. It is (characterized) by the production of spheroid blood cells because of a membrane defect, which makes them destroy themselves inside the spleen. It is frequently diagnosed during childhood, but it is possible that minor cases are discovered in an incidental way during adulthood. We carried out a revision of hereditary spherocytosis, because of patient in Hospital Luis Vernaza who was diagnosed this disease at the age of 48 and had medical and surgical treatment with favorable outcome.