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A 22-year-old male with hereditary spherocytosis developed atypical venous thrombosis and was successfully treated with anticoagulation after being diagnosed with concurrent primary thrombophilia and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
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This case report highlights the rare coexistence of hereditary spherocytosis, primary thrombophilia, and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in a young patient presenting with atypical venous thrombosis.
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May prompt thrombophilia evaluation in hereditary spherocytosis with atypical thrombosis; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
A 22 year-old male with an unspecified family history of hematologic diseases was admitted complaining of chest pain. A diagnosis of thrombosis of supra-aortic vessels and hereditary spherocytosis was established.
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Guzmán-García et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Hereditary Spherocytosis, Venous Thrombosis, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (n=1). Anticoagulation therapy was evaluated on Resolution of thrombosis. A 22-year-old male with hereditary spherocytosis developed atypical venous thrombosis and was successfully treated with anticoagulation after being diagnosed with concurrent primary thrombophilia and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
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