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Dexamethasone treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection presenting as Acute Chest Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient with Sickle Cell Disease (HbSD-Los Angeles): Case Report and Review of the Literature.
2024-01-30
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ABSTRACT Background: Hemoglobin D – Los Angeles (HbD) is a variant hemoglobin that can polymerize in the deoxygenated state. When co-inherited with Hemoglobin S (HbSD disease) a severe sickling syndrome can result. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with acute chest syndrome (ACS) in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), but this complication has not previously been reported in patients with HbSD....
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- fbea8706-68b5-5f53-b64a-8e55e1e2f643
- DOI
- 10.22541/au.170665792.29052365/v1
