Reporte de un probable caso de Hemoglobina S / Talasemia Beta.

• Autores: John RAMÍREZ CUENTAS, Olga LIZAMA OLAYA, Josilú MARTÍNEZ LA ROSA, Mercy JHONG OLIVERA, Eduardo SALAZAR LINDO
• Localización: Revista Médica Herediana, ISSN-e 1729-214X, ISSN 1018-130X, Vol. 15, Nº. 3, 2004 (Ejemplar dedicado a: July - September)
• Idioma: español
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  • We report the case of a patient with Hemoglobin S / Thalassemia. It is feasible to recognize this infrequent disease by its clinical presentation and the aid of clinical laboratory . On this patient, the diagnosis was established based on the clinical findings, hematological evaluation (with careful observation of the red cell morphology and reticulocyte count) and electrophoretic analysis of hemoglobin. We discusse the physiopathology, clinical manifestations, treatment and alternative of prevention of this disease.