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Hereditary spherocytosis

Última revisão das evidências: 13 Jul 2026
Última atualização do tópico: 17 Apr 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • positive family history
  • at risk demographic
  • pallor
  • jaundice
  • splenomegaly
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • fatigue
  • hydrops fetalis or stillbirth
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Fatores de risco

  • family history of splenectomy, anemia, jaundice, or hereditary spherocytosis (HS)
  • at risk demographic
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • CBC
  • reticulocyte count
  • blood smear
  • serum bilirubin
  • serum aminotransferases
  • direct antiglobulin test (DAT)
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • eosin-5-maleimide binding test
  • acidified glycerol lysis test
  • cryohemolysis test
  • genetic analysis
  • sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

neonates (<28 days old)

infants (>28 days old), children, and adults: severe hereditary spherocytosis (HS)

infants (>28 days old), children, and adults: mild-to-moderate hereditary spherocytosis (HS)

Colaboradores

Autores

Shelley Crary, MD, MSCS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock

AR

Declarações

SC is reimbursed for membership on a drug and safety monitoring board (Novartis) for a nonrelated drug.

Agradecimentos

Dr Shelley Crary would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs, a previous contributor to this topic.

Declarações

PB-M has received travel and accommodation payments to give a series of lectures on pediatric hematology, one of which was on HS. She also was an expert witness in a legal case concerning a child with HS. PB-M is an author of some references cited in this topic.

Revisores

Robert Schilling, MD

Professor of Medicine Emeritus

School of Medicine and Public Health

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison

WI

Declarações

RS is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

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Principais artigos

Eber SW, Armbrust R, Schroter W. Variable clinical severity of hereditary spherocytosis: relation to erythrocytic spectrin concentration, osmotic fragility, and autohemolysis. J Pediatr. 1990 Sep;117(3):409-16. Resumo

Bolton-Maggs PH, Langer JC, Iolascon A, et al; General Haematology Task Force of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis - 2011 update. Br J Haematol. 2012 Jan;156(1):37-49.Texto completo  Resumo

Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. Lancet. 2008 Oct 18;372(9647):1411-26. Resumo

King MJ, Garçon L, Hoyer JD, et al. ICSH guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of nonimmune hereditary red cell membrane disorders. Int J Lab Hematol. 2015 Jun;37(3):304-25.Texto completo  Resumo

Iolascon A, Andolfo I, Barcellini W, et al. Recommendations regarding splenectomy in hereditary hemolytic anemias. Haematologica. 2017 Aug;102(8):1304-13.Texto completo  Resumo

Davies JM, Lewis MP, Wimperis J, et al. Review of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen: prepared on behalf of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology by a working party of the Haemato-Oncology task force. Br J Haematol. 2011 Nov;155(3):308-17.Texto completo  Resumo

Artigos de referência

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  • Hereditary spherocytosis images
  • Diagnósticos diferenciais

    • Nonhemolytic anemia
    • Other causes of hemolytic anemia
    • Other causes of spherocytosis
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  • Diretrizes

    • Recommendations regarding splenectomy in hereditary hemolytic anemias
    • ICSH guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of non-immune hereditary red cell membrane disorders
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