Splenic Syndrome in a Young Man at High Altitude with Undetected Sickle Cell Trait

Splenic Syndrome in a Young Man at High Altitude with Undetected Sickle Cell Trait

Introduction: Splenic syndrome is a rare presentation of sickle cell disease. It is important to rule out this possibility when an ethnically vulnerable patient presents with an acute abdominal symptoms in a background of precipitating events. Case Report: A 26-year-old man who developed a severe ab...

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Main Authors: CHKA Fernando MBBS, MD, S Mendis MBBS, MD, AP Upasena MBBS, MD, YJ Costa MBBS, MD, HS Williams MBBS, MD, FRCPath, D Moratuwagama MBBS, MD, FRCPath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Patient Experience
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373517747905

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