Leg ulcer, pulmonary hypertension and silent cerebral infarct in two patients with sickle cell disease
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Tarih
2006
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Yayıncı
Turkish Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Sickle cell disease is an inherited hemoglobinopathy and polymerization of deoxygenated HbS lead to clinical manifestations of the disease. The stroke rate in sickle cell disease patients with silent cerebral infarct is 14-fold higher than in those with normal MRI. We present two patients of sickle cell disease with leg ulcer, pulmonary hypertension and silent cerebral infarct and the only symptom was the leg ulcer.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Leg ulcer, Pulmonary hypertension, Sickle cell disease, Silent cerebral infarct
Kaynak
Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
N/A
Cilt
12
Sayı
3
