Massive hemothorax in a beta-thalassemic patient due to spontaneous rupture of extramedullary hematopoietic masses: Diagnosis and successful treatment

Respiratory Care

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-276

  Pornsuriyasak, Prapaporn ^a,d,e   Suwatanapongched, Thitiporn ^b   Wangsuppasawad, Narathip ^a   Ngodngamthaweesuk, Montian ^c   Angchaisuksiri, Pantep ^d  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care   (Thailand)

^b Department of Radiology   (Thailand)

^c Department of Surgery   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Harbor University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Spontaneous hemothorax

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; DEFEROXAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HYDROXYUREA;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BETA THALASSEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 33745926824     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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