Stroke in sickle cell beta thalassemia - a case report highlighting pitfalls in management in a low prevalence country
| dc.contributor.author | Premathilaka, L.H.R.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lakmini, M.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thamal Dharshana, L.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nawaratne, S.B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mettananda, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | de Silva, S.T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Premawardhena, A.P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-08T04:36:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-08T04:36:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.2017;26(2):55–57 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2579-1990 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18601 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kandy Society of Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sickle beta thalassemia | en_US |
| dc.title | Stroke in sickle cell beta thalassemia - a case report highlighting pitfalls in management in a low prevalence country | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |