Pulmonary embolism developing in patients with sickle cell disease on hypertransfusion and IV deferoxamine chelation therapy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 926-928

  Sheth, Sujit ^a   Ruzal Shapiro, Carrie ^a   Hurlet Jensen, Anne ^a   Piomelli, Sergio ^a   Berdon, Walter E ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; CHELATING AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHELATION THERAPY; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0030691828     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050273     Document Type: Article

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