Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism revealing beta-thalassemia intermedia after splenectomy;Cœur pulmonaire chronique postembolique révélant une bêtathalassémie intermédiaire après splénectomie

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 950-953

  Pierre, B ^a   Maillot, F ^b   Casset Sedon, D ^a   Regina, S ^a   Sitbon, O ^c   Cosnay, P ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia intermedia; Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism; Liver iron overload; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPLENECTOMY; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751067706     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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