Abstract
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is the official journal of the Kandy Society of Medicine. It is a peer-reviewed journal currently published biannually. Original articles, reviews, brief reports, case reports, points of view, and letters to the editor, in all fields of medical science and practice are accepted for publication.The Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is now indexed in DOAJ
Highlights
Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO) is an autosomal dominant red cell membrane defect, which is common in Southeast Asian and Melanesian population [1],[2]
Abnormal band 3 proteins bind tightly to ankyrin, leading to increased rigidity of red cells [3]. This condition known as stomatocytic hereditary elliptocytosis [4], because red cells in this condition are oval, which are often macrocytes and have a longitudinal slit in the middle. This ovalocytic erythrocytes are highly resistant to invasion by malaria parasite, and this is the only human red cell variant known to be resistant to both [5]
Only few cases of SAO had been reported in Sri Lanka
Summary
An incidental finding of a Southeast Asian ovalocytosis patient in Sri Lanka: A case report and review of the literature
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