Intrahepatic Cholestasis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report

Intrahepatic Cholestasis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report

Intrahepatic cholestasis (SCIC) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), with a high death rate, observed mainly in patients with homozygous sickle cell anemia. Herein, we describe a case of severe SCIC treated successfully with aggressive manual exchange trans...

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Main Authors: Denise Menezes Brunetta, Ana Cristina Silva-Pinto, Maria do Carmo Favarin de Macedo, Sarah Cristina Bassi, Joao Victor Piccolo Feliciano, Fernanda Borges Ribeiro, Benedito de Pina Almeida Prado, Gil Cunha De Santis, Ivan de Lucena Angulo, Dimas Tadeu Covas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/975731
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