MULTIPLE HEMATOMA IN YOUNG PATIENT WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Stroke remains one of the most serious complications of sickle cell disease. Near 11% of the patients will have a stroke before the age of 20. Most cases are from ischemic stroke, but a small part are hemorrhagic which have a higher mortality. We present the case of a 19 year-old patient, with sickl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Galicia Clínica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=1622 |
| Summary: | Stroke remains one of the most serious complications of sickle cell disease. Near 11% of the patients will have a stroke before the age of 20. Most cases are from ischemic stroke, but a small part are hemorrhagic which have a higher mortality. We present the case of a 19 year-old patient, with sickle cell disease and multiple associated complications. He was admitted with acute chest syndrome and developed a hemorrhagic stroke while hospitalized. |
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| ISSN: | 0304-4866 1989-3922 |