Life-Threatening Acute Chest Syndrome in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease After Switching From Hydroxyurea Therapy to Partial Exchange Transfusions: A Case Report

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a severe form of vaso-occlusive crisis, which is a main feature of sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited hemoglobinopathy. Traditionally, hydroxyurea has been the treatment of choice for SCD to prevent vaso-occlusive crises including ACS. However, hydroxyurea may be c...

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Autores principales: Kvam, Ann K, Torp, Henrik A, Iversen, Per O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Hematology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35004051
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20236

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35004051
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20236

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