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Acute Splenic Sequestration Crisis in Hemoglobin SC Disease: Efficiency of Red Cell Exchange

Acute splenic sequestration crisis (ASSC) is recognized as a serious complication of sickle cell disease in children. ASSC presents with progressive splenic enlargement, transfusion-dependent anemia, and, eventually, circulatory compromise. ASSC is rare in adult patients, thus making its management...

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Autores principales: Vijayanarayanan, Anjanaa, Omosule, Ayodeji J, Saad, Hannan, Dabak, Vrushali, Otrock, Zaher K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7819680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33500853
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12224