Fatal splenic sequestration crisis with multiorgan failure in an adult woman with sickle cell-beta+ thalassemia

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 329, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-143

  Aslam, Ahmed Faraz ^a   Aslam, Ahmad Kamal ^b   Dipillo, Frank ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Severe multiorgan failure; Sickle cell beta+ thalassemia; Splenic sequestration crisis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; SICKLE CELL; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 14844360292     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200503000-00006     Document Type: Article

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