Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Child with Sickle Cell Hemoglobin D Disease in the Setting of Acute Chest Syndrome

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Hazel Villanueva (Údar), Sandeepkumar Kuril (Údar), Jennifer Krajewski (Údar), Aziza Sedrak (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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Introduction. Sickle cell hemoglobin D disease (HbSD) is a rare variant of sickle cell disease (SCD). Incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in children with HbSD is unknown. PE and DVT are known complications of SCD in adults but have not been reported in the l...