title: Hyperhaemolysis in sickle cell disease--an unusual and potentially life-threatening complication.
abstract: As sickle cell disease is increasing in Australia, paediatricians and other health care providers need to be aware of the broad range of complications that can occur in this condition. Although the complications of splenic sequestration and chest crises are well recognised, the infrequent but equally dramatic complication of hyperhaemolysis is less well appreciated. Here, we report a case of hyperhaemolysis in a Victorian paediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. i.stokes74@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ian C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Downie
authors.forename: Erica M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Donald K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Monagle
authors.forename: Chris D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors