Hemoglobin SE Disease Presenting as a High-Altitude Massive Splenic Infarction Complicated by Hemorrhagic Conversion and Splenectomy

Hemoglobin SE (HbSE) disease is a hemoglobinopathy resulting from the combination of hemoglobin S (HbS) and hemoglobin E (HbE) genotypes. It may present as a vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in the setting of an acute stressor. Herein, we present a case of undiagnosed HbSE disease presenting as a massive...

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Autores principales: Pajak, Andrew, Li, Jonathan C, Liu, Alice, Nazare, Shaina, Smith, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33052282
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10321

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33052282
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10321

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