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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...
Autores principales: | Kvam, Ann K, Torp, Henrik A, Iversen, Per O |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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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 |
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