Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Severe Iron Overload

A 34-year-old female with sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin SS disease) and severe iron overload presented to our institution with the subacute presentation of recurrent pain crisis, fever of unknown origin, pancytopenia, and weight loss. A CT scan demonstrated both lung and liver nodules concerning fo...

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Main Authors: Kamal Shemisa, Nasima Jafferjee, David Thomas, Gretta Jacobs, Howard J. Meyerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/405323
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