Acute Sickle Hepatic Crisis after Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Hb SC Disease

Acute sickle hepatic crisis (ASHC) has been observed in approximately 10% of patients with sickle cell disease. It occurs predominantly in patients with homozygous (Hb SS) sickle cell anemia and to a lesser degree in patients with Hb SC disease, sickle cell trait, and Hb S beta thalassemia. Patients...

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Main Authors: J. H. Gillis, S. K. Satapathy, L. Parsa, P. B. Sylvestre, N. Dbouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/761740