Double whammy- acute splenic sequestration crisis in patient with aplastic crisis due to acute parvovirus infection

• Główni autorzy: Parminder S. Minhas (Autor), Jaspreet K. Virdi (Autor), Rajeshkumar Patel (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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Splenic dysfunction is a major feature of sickle cell disease (SCD) and can manifest as acute splenic sequestration crisis (ASSC), which is the earliest life-threatening complication seen in patients with SCD. Aplastic crisis is another potentially deadly complication of sickle cell disease that dev...