Case Examples

Question: What is the one term/word that ties them all together?

Answer: Hypersplenism

• Case 1. Patient with HbH disease with massive splenomegaly and resulting hypersplenism (pancytopenia)
• Case 2. Patient with hereditary spherocytosis, splenomegaly and resulting hypersplenism (thrombocytopenia)
• Case 3. Patient with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and resulting hypersplenism (anemia and thrombocytopenia)