Reversibility of anatomical and functional asplenia by chronic transfusion in a child with sickle cell anemia |
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| Authors: | M F Ozkaynak J A Ortega |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Hematology/Oncology, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90027. |
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| Abstract: | We describe a 13-year-old black girl with sickle cell disease in whom spleen regrew after autosplenectomy during the course of a transfusion program for a cerebrovascular accident. This case illustrates the remarkable regrowth potential of the shrunken and fibrotic spleen when sickled red cells are replaced with normal cells. |
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