Splenic sequestration crisis as an index manifestation of heterozygous hemoglobinopathy in an adult

Sickle β(+)-thalassemia rarely manifests with acute splenic sequestration crisis in adults. We report a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with fever and left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Laboratory studies revealed hemolytic anemia. Tests for autoimmune hemolysis and hemolytic diseases we...

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Autores principales: Edo-Osagie, Eseosa, Enofe, Ikponmwosa, Hakeem, Hisham, Rai, Manoj, Adomako, Emmanuel, Tismenetsky, Mikhail, Janosky, Maxwell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz069

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz069

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