1. Severe Anemia in a 14-Month-Old.
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Wills, Brandon K., Willis, Deanna, Bullock, Adam, Willis, Olivia G., and Cumpston, Kirk L.
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HEMOLYTIC anemia diagnosis , *BLACK people , *BLOOD testing , *BLOOD transfusion , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *FREE radicals , *HEMOLYTIC anemia , *HYDROCARBONS , *OXIDATIVE stress , *SEVERITY of illness index , *SICKLE cell trait , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
The article presents a court case of a 14-month-old African American male with a history of sickle cell trait and taking no daily medications presented to the emergency department with lethargy. It discusses a case of acquired hemolytic anemia from naphthalene-containing mothballs, along with toxicity related to the pediatric mothball ingestions.
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- 2020
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