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AHMAD A. MALLOUH, MD; JAHED A. HAMDAN, MD
Department of Pediatrics Dhahran Health Center C/O ARAMCO 31311 PO Box 76 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Am J Dis Child. 1986;140(6):505-506.

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Sir.—In their recent article van Hoff et al¹ failed to mention a special group of patients with sickle cell disease who have a characteristic syndrome of post-transfusion hypertension, seizures, and intracranial hemorrhage. We² reported three children (aged 6, 10, and 12 years, respectively) with this syndrome. Two children developed the three components of the syndrome (hypertension, seizure, and intracranial hemorrhage); a spinal tap was not done on the third child. Royal and Seeler³ reported two children (aged 8 and 14 years, respectively) with the syndrome; one child had intracranial hemorrhage while the other child had normal cerebrospinal fluid. The only adult patient reported with this syndrome had hypertension and seizures but no intracranial hemorrhage.⁴ A similar syndrome was reported by Wasi et al⁵ in patients with thalassemia major.

The pathogenesis is not known; however, it might be multifactorial. Release of a vasopressor substance from . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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