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Hereditary xerocytosis is a rare hemolytic anemia in which erythrocytes are dehydrated due to a loss of potassium and water through their cell wall membrane. In adults, this condition leads to a mild-to-moderate hemolysis. We report a case of hydrops fetalis secondary to hereditary xerocytosis. Management with intrauterine erythrocyte and albumin transfusions resulted in a favorable postnatal course.
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Vicente-Gutiérrez, M., Castelló-Almazán, I., Salvía-Roiges, M. et al. Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis due to Congenital Xerocytosis. J Perinatol 25, 63–65 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211200
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