Spherocytosis is a hereditary disorder of the red blood cells
(RBCs), which may be associated with a mild anemia. Typically, the
affected RBCs are small, spherically shaped, and lack the light
centers seen in normal, round RBCs.
Review Date: 02/28/2011
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Yi-Bin
Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts
General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
