Raised D-dimer levels in acute sickle cell crisis and their correlation with chest X-ray abnormalities

Objective: Quantitation of D-dimer level during a sickling crisis and its correlation with other clinical abnormalities. Design: Prospective longitudinal study. Setting: Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients: Adult patients (12 years and older) admitted acutely wi...

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Main Authors: Hassan, Imad S. A., Chapunduka, Zivani, Al Mekki, Taj E., Hassan, Hilali, Mughal, Inam, Dar, Javeed
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2010-01-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/journals/gms/2010-8/000114.shtml