Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism associated with hemoglobin SC disease in a 15 year-old boy

• Hauptverfasser: Thiago Trolez Amancio (Verfasst von), Anderson da Costa Lino Costa (Verfasst von), Marcela Longo Borsato (Verfasst von), Leandro Marins (Verfasst von), Lívia Moscardi Bacchi (Verfasst von), Maria Claudia Nogueira Zerbini (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: University of São Paulo, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report a case of hemoglobin SC disease complicated by fatal pulmonary thromboembolism in a 15 year-old Brazilian boy, submitted to autopsy. This case shows the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease, which generates systemic involvement in youth and the importance of c...