Title: Malnutrition from anorexia nervosa triggers severe complications
of hereditary spherocytosis in an adolescent girl: A case report.
Running Title: Anorexia Nervosa causes complications of hemoglobinopathy
Abstract
Hemolytic crises and aplastic crises in hereditary spherocytosis (HS)
are typically triggered by viral infections. We present the case of an
adolescent with HS who developed unexpected and life threatening
consequences of her hemoglobinopathy as a consequence of anorexia
nervosa and severe malnutrition.