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Treatment

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Treatment includes:

  • splenectomy if anaemia is severe; however there is a massive increase in reticulocytes after splenectomy, which may present problems.
  • blood transfusion during stressful episodes such as infection or pregnancy

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