Literature DB >> 17558079

Portal hypertension associated with sickle cell disease.

Sunil Kumar1, R Joshi, A P Jain.   

Abstract

We report a 12-year-old girl with sickle cell disease who presented with pain in abdomen, fever, joint pain and hematemesis. On examination she had mild jaundice and splenomegaly. Upper GI endoscopy showed esophageal varices. She was treated with variceal band ligation and is well on folic acid supplements and propranolol.

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Year:  2007        PMID： 17558079

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Gastroenterol        ISSN： 0254-8860


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1.  Bleeding in patients with sickle cell disease: a population-based study.

Authors:  Nisha Hariharan; Ann Brunson; Anjlee Mahajan; Theresa H M Keegan; Ted Wun
Journal:  Blood Adv       Date:  2020-03-10

2.  Sickle Cell Disease Presenting as Extradural Hematoma: An Extremely Rare Fatal Crisis.

Authors:  Divit Shah; Harshita Reddy; Sunil Kumar; Sourya Acharya
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2022-07-19

3.  Massive Esophageal Variceal Bleeding as a Rare Complication of Sickle Cell Anemia.

Authors:  Mark Malamood; Gregory Bernstein; Zubair Malik; Malini Mathur
Journal:  ACG Case Rep J       Date:  2016-01-20
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