Limited Exchange Transfusion Can Be Very Beneficial in Sickle Cell Anemia with Acute Chest Syndrome: A Case Report from Tanzania

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) with blood transfusion an integral part in its management. Red cell exchange (RCE) transfusion is usually regarded as preferable to top-up transfusion, because it reduces the proportion of Hemoglobin (Hb) S wh...

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Autores principales: Chamba, Clara, Iddy, Hamisa, Tebuka, Erius, Tluway, Furahini, Osati, Elisha, Budodi, Neema, Meda, Collins, Yonazi, Mbonea, Schuh, Anna, Luzzatto, Lucio, Makani, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5253625

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5253625

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