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Hyperhaemolysis in sickle cell disease — an unusual and potentially life‐threatening complication
Author(s) -
Stokes Ian C,
Downie Peter A,
Wood Erica M,
Bowden Donald K,
Monagle Paul T,
Barnes Chris D
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03509.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , general surgery
As sickle cell disease is increasing in Australia, paediatricians and other health care providers need to be aware of the broad range of complications that can occur in this condition. Although the complications of splenic sequestration and chest crises are well recognised, the infrequent but equally dramatic complication of hyperhaemolysis is less well appreciated. Here, we report a case of hyperhaemolysis in a Victorian paediatric patient.