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Sickle Cell Disease Presenting as Extradural Hematoma: An Extremely Rare Fatal Crisis

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is due to a gene mutation in the hemoglobin subunit beta gene, whose polymerization when deoxygenated disrupts the physicochemical properties of red blood cells, triggering pan-cellular activation and pathogenic processes such as hemolysis, vaso-occlusion, and ischemia-repe...

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Autores principales: Shah, Divit, Reddy, Harshita, Kumar, Sunil, Acharya, Sourya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9390951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36000137
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27004
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Sumario:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is due to a gene mutation in the hemoglobin subunit beta gene, whose polymerization when deoxygenated disrupts the physicochemical properties of red blood cells, triggering pan-cellular activation and pathogenic processes such as hemolysis, vaso-occlusion, and ischemia-reperfusion, culminating in the disease's numerous and severe complication like hemorrhage. This case report highlights spontaneous extradural hematoma in a young adult with SCD as an acute neurological complication.