Post-transfusion hypertension, convulsion and intracranial haemorrhage in beta-thalassemia major
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2012; 22 (7): 473-475
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ABSTRACT
The haematologic disorder beta-thalassemia major is common in Pakistan. We describe a patient with undiagnosed thalassemia presenting with hypertension and convulsions and found to have cerebral haemorrhage on neuro-imaging. He had been transfused 2 weeks before this illness. Our experience is similar to a few case reports described in literature that were found to have cerebral haemorrhages post-mortem after a similar clinical presentation. All patients had a blood transfusion within 2 weeks prior to the presentation so association with transfusion has been proposed. We have reviewed the several mechanisms presented and discussed the findings:
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الفهرس:
IMEMR
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Seizures
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Brain Death
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Beta-Thalassemia
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Intracranial Hemorrhages
نوع الدراسة:
Case_reports
المحددات:
Child
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
السنة:
2012