Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn with homozygous α-thalassemia: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 411-416

  Bizzarro, M J ^a   Copel, J A ^a   Pearson, H A ^a   Pober, B ^a,b   Bhandari, V ^a,c  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Persistent pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FETUS HYDROPS; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0348140620     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050412331312280     Document Type: Review

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