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Gilbert syndrome increasing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in a child with hereditary spherocytosis.

Abstract
Hemolytic anemia usually gives rise to only a modest elevation of serum bilirubin. Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia of an extreme degree should raise suspicion of additional factors. We describe a 10-year-old child suffering from hereditary spherocytosis, who had unusually high levels of unconjugated serum bilirubin and was diagnosed to have Gilbert syndrome on the basis of genetic analysis.
AuthorsDipti Kumar, Ankit Parakh, Sunita Sharma
JournalJournal of pediatric hematology/oncology (J Pediatr Hematol Oncol) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 54-6 (Jan 2012) ISSN: 1536-3678 [Electronic] United States
PMID22134611 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • UGT1A1 enzyme
  • Glucuronosyltransferase
Topics
  • Child
  • Gilbert Disease (complications)
  • Glucuronosyltransferase (genetics)
  • Humans
  • Hyperbilirubinemia (etiology)
  • Male
  • Osmotic Fragility
  • Spherocytosis, Hereditary (complications)

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