Case Reports Hematopathology 2024 Exercise 3: Diagnosis of Hemoglobin H Disease Following Parvovirus B19 Infection: An Unusual Clinical Manifestation

Authors

Suhalika Sahni, MBBS

Kristina Gvozdjan, MD

Department of Pathology

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·       diagnose and subclassify hemoglobin H (HbH) disease based on laboratory data;

·       relate the knowledge of deletional and nondeletional HbH disease pathogenesis to disease severity in a patient;

·       anticipate possible disease-related complications in a patient with HbH disease; and

·       choose optimal treatment for a patient with HbH disease based on clinical and laboratory data.