Article
[Splenic sequestration in patients with sickle cell disease. ].
Klinische Padiatrie - 1 Jan 2000
Dickerhoff R
Abstract excerpt
Splenic sequestration is a potentially life threatening event that is characteristic for sickle cell disease. For reasons unknown a fraction of or even the entire blood volume is trapped in the splenic sinuses within a few hours and thus is no longer available for circulation. The result is splenomegaly, hypovolemia, anemia and extreme reticulocytosis. If the sequestered blood volume is very large the patient...
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