A phytosterolemia patient presenting exclusively with macrothrombocytopenia and stomatocytic hemolysis.


Abstract

We describe a phytosterolemia patient whose clinical manifestations were macrothrombocytopenia, stomatocytic hemolysis and splenomegaly, without the common features of this disorder.

Our results suggest that blood cells could be a target for the toxic effect of plasma plant sterols, which should be measured in patients with unexplained stomatocytosis and/or macrothrombocytopenia in order to determine if they have phytosterolemia.


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2011-08-11


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Acta haematologica
Acta Haematol (1421-9662)

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Eng.


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Acta haematologica

Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China.


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Acta Haematol. 2011 ;126(2):95-8



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