Splenic sequestration and infarction upon exposure to high altitude in adult patients with sickle cell anemia
Adult patients with sickle cell disease usually have atrophied spleens due to autosplenectomy, and only rarely have complications related to the spleen, such as splenic sequestration and infarctions. However, some sickle cell haplotypes/genotypes are associated with persistent spleen until adulthood...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Hematology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2023;volume=14;issue=4;spage=335;epage=339;aulast=Alkhaldy |