Massive Splenic Infarction and Autosplencetomy: First Presentation of Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease in a Toddler
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
.
2020 Jul;42(5):371-372.
doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001698.
Authors
Panagiotis Krepis
1
,
Despina N Maritsi
1
,
Maria N Tsolia
1
,
Marina Vakaki
2
,
Lydia Kossiva
1
Affiliations
1
Second Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
2
Department of Radiology, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
PMID:
31842178
DOI:
10.1097/MPH.0000000000001698
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Letter
MeSH terms
Anemia, Sickle Cell / etiology
Anemia, Sickle Cell / pathology*
Female
Homozygote*
Humans
Infant
Prognosis
Sickle Cell Trait / complications*
Splenic Infarction / complications*