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dc.contributor.author | Fernando, C.H.K.A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Mendis, S. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Upasena, A.P. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Costa, Y.J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, H.S.A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Moratuwagama, D. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-08T09:52:49Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-08T09:52:49Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Patient Experience. 2018;5(2):153-155 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2374-3743 (Electronic) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2374-3735 (Print) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2374-3735 (Linking) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18963 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Splenic syndrome is a rare presentation of sickle cell disease. It is important to rule out this possibility when an ethnically vulnerable patient presents with an acute abdominal symptoms in a background of precipitating events. CASE REPORT: A 26-year-old man who developed a severe abdominal pain at high altitude, found to have a tender splenomegaly. However, further inquiry revealed he is from an area where sickle cell disease is prevalent. Screening for sickle cell disease was positive. Radiological investigations confirmed a massive splenic infarction keeping with a diagnosis of splenic syndrome. Patient was managed conservatively. CONCLUSION: Sickle cell trait is considered a benign carrier state. However, rarely they can present with life-threatening conditions. Therefore, a high degree of clinical suspicion is required for early diagnosis of these specific entities to avoid increased morbidity and mortality of these patients. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sage | en_US |
dc.subject | Splenic Infarction | en_US |
dc.subject | plenic Infarction-etiology | en |
dc.subject | Sickle Cell Trait | en |
dc.subject | Sickle Cell Trait-complications | en |
dc.subject | Prospective Studies | en |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | en |
dc.title | Splenic Syndrome in a young man at high altitude with undetected Sickle Cell Trait | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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