Parenteral fish oil-associated burr cell anemia.

Mallah, Husam S; Brown, Marilyn R; Rossi, Thomas M; Block, Robert C · J Pediatr · 2010

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the development of burr cell anemia in an infant with short bowel syndrome who received parenteral fish oil (Omegaven, Fresenius-Kabi, Graz, Austria) after development of total parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. Parenteral fish oil was discontinued, and the burr cell anemia disappeared, suggesting that parenteral fish oil might be associated with hemolytic anemia.

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