title: Acute massive splenic infarction with splenic vein thrombosis following altitude exposure of a Sri Lankan male with undetected sickle cell trait.
abstract: Even though sickle cell disease is not common in Sri Lanka, we report an acute splenic infarction at high altitude of a Sri Lankan male with previously undetected sickle cell trait (SCT). This is the first time such a case is reported from the South Asian region. Early recognition of this hematological condition would simplify the management of acute splenic infarction in these patients, avoiding irreversible surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. yohan.abeysekera@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Walimuni Yohan Mendis
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Abeysekera
authors.forename: Warusha Dhammika Dulantha
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: Sharika Shashindrani
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pinnaduwa
authors.forename: Anura Sarath Kumara
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Banagala
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D013188:Sri Lanka; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*