Massive splenic infarction in an adolescent with hemoglobin S‐HPFH
Whyte D, Forget B, Chui DH, Luo H, Pashankar F. Massive splenic infarction in an adolescent with hemoglobin S‐HPFH. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2012, 60: e49-e51. PMID: 23281181, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassive splenic infarctVaso-occlusive crisisBenign clinical courseMassive splenic infarctionHistory of anemiaSickle cell anemiaClinical courseClinical suspicionSevere complicationsSplenic infarctSplenic infarctionHb S mutationCell anemiaAnemiaCompound heterozygosityFetal hemoglobinComplicationsPatientsS mutationsLittle evidenceHigh levelsInfarctionInfarctsHospitalSuspicion