Survival of homozygous α-thalassemia with aplasiahypoplasia of phalanges and jejunal atresia

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 711-713

  Lee, Shing Yan Robert ^a   Li, Chi Keung ^a   Ling, Siu Cheung ^a   Shiu, Yiu Keung ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aplasia phalanges; Exchange transfusion; Homozygous thalassemia; Hypoplasia phalanges; Jejunal atresia; Limb reduction defect; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN BART; HEMOGLOBIN H; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; APGAR SCORE; APLASIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD GAS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHINA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXTUBATION; FETUS HYPOXIA; GENE DELETION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BART DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTUBATION; JEJUNUM ATRESIA; LABOR; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OSCILLATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PHALANX AGENESIS; PHALANX HYPOPLASIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TOURISM; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WALKING;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; JEJUNUM; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; TOE PHALANGES;

EID: 70350666474     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050902994556     Document Type: Article

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