Hypertension, convulsion, and cerebral haemorrhage in thalassaemic patients after multiple blood transfusions.
Case report of a 4-year-old boy with beta-thalassaemia who developed a syndrome of hypertension, convulsions and cerebral haemorrhage after multiple blood transfusions. He made a complete recovery within 25 days.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D065227:Transfusion Reaction