title: Fatal splenic sequestration crisis in adult sickle cell-beta thalassaemia.
abstract: Fatal acute splenic sequestration crisis in an adult patient with sickle cell-beta+ thalassaemia is described. To our knowledge fatal splenic sequestration in adult sickle cell-beta thalassaemia has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van Rhee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balsitis
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: French
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*