Splenectomy resolves hemolytic anemia caused by adenylate kinase deficiency

Pediatr Int. 2017 Feb;59(2):228-230. doi: 10.1111/ped.13166.

Authors

Hidetaka Niizuma¹, Hitoshi Kanno², Atsushi Sato³, Hiromi Ogura², Masue Imaizumi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
² Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

PMID: 28211224
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13166

No abstract available

Keywords: adenylate kinase 1 deficiency; non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia; psychomotor impairment; splenectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenylate Kinase / deficiency*
Adenylate Kinase / genetics
Anemia, Hemolytic / diagnosis
Anemia, Hemolytic / genetics
Anemia, Hemolytic / surgery*
Child
Female
Genetic Markers
Humans
Point Mutation
Splenectomy*

Substances

Genetic Markers
Adenylate Kinase
adenylate kinase 1

Supplementary concepts

Adenylate Kinase Deficiency, Hemolytic Anemia Due To