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Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Therapy for a Jehovah's Witness Child With Severe Anemia due to Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

Da Eun Woo, Jae Min Lee, Yu Kyung Kim, Yong Hoon Park

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(2):100-103. Published online February 29, 2016

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Patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) can rapidly develop profound anemia as the disease progresses, as a consequence of red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis and inadequate erythropoietin synthesis. Therefore, RBC transfusion should be considered in HUS patients with severe anemia to avoid cardiac or pulmonary complications. Most patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusion, even in the face of life-threatening...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.2.100

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