This issue will provide a current update on diagnosis, treatment, and management of children with being hematological disorders. Dr. Callaghan has put together a comprehensive issue with clinical reviews written by top experts in the field. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Hemophilia; Sickle cell acute chest; Sickle cell drugs; Sickle cell gene therapy; Sickle cell menses and pain; Pediatric DVT; Atypical HUS; von Willebrand Disease; Female bleeding; Functional platelet disorders; Hemolytic anemia; Advocacy in hematology; ITP; and Acquired aplastic anemia. Readers will come away with the current clinical information they need to improve clinical outcomes.
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By Michael U. Callaghan, MD, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children
Foreword: Living up to Its Name: Advances in Benign Hematology
Preface: Benign Hematology
Evolving Complexity in Hemophilia Management
Treatment Options for Sickle Cell Disease
A Scientific Renaissance: Novel Drugs in Sickle Cell Disease
Genetic Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
The Epidemiology and Management of Lung Diseases in Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons
Learned from Acute and Chronic Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonary Embolism in Children
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
von Willebrand Disease: Diagnostic Strategies and Treatment Options
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Young Women with Blood Disorders
Congenital Disorders of Platelet Function and Number
Red Blood Cell Enzyme Disorders
Acquired Aplastic Anemia: What Have We Learned and What Is in the Horizon?
Management of Epistaxis in Children and Adolescents: Avoiding a Chaotic Approach