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Thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy in thalassemia: a case report

2026-01-19

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Pulmonary embolism (PE) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are common respiratory diseases that require a thorough etiological workup. However, the pathophysiology of PE and PH in thalassemia patient post-splenectomy can be easily overlooked by both hematologists and pulmonologists. <bold>Case presentation:</bold> A 38-year-old man, who had diagnosed with α-th...

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Literature Corpus work: 931de7f5-e802-5ed2-b2fc-3c0c1f0c022c
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8315474/v1

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