Stroke in sickle cell beta thalassemia - a case report highlighting pitfalls in management in a low prevalence country
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2017
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Kandy Society of Medicine
Abstract
Stroke in Sickle cell disease is a devastating complication. As Sickle cell disease is uncommon in Sri Lanka many clinicians may be unfamiliar with management of the disease and its complications. A 10-year-old boy presented with a transient ischaemic attack. He has had a silent large parietal infarct previously. He had been managed with transfusions and had undergone a splenectomy. However, he had not received hydroxyurea or undergone trans-cranial Doppler assessment.
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Sickle beta thalassemia
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Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.2017;26(2):55–57