Shock in the Setting of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Relapse

Metri Haddaden; Samir Husami; Modar Alom; Yifan Pang; Zaid Imam; Daniel Keena

doi:10.1155/2021/6623119

Shock in the Setting of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Relapse

Case Rep Cardiol. 2021 Apr 6:2021:6623119. doi: 10.1155/2021/6623119. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Metri Haddaden¹, Samir Husami², Modar Alom³, Yifan Pang⁴, Zaid Imam⁵, Daniel Keena⁶

Affiliations

¹ MedStar Health, Department of Internal Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
³ National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Toledo-College of Medicine and life Sciences Toledo, OH, USA.
⁵ William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁶ William Beaumont Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.

Abstract

Adult intensivists have increasing exposure to individuals with congenital diseases surviving into adulthood. Solid knowledge bases and early recognition of the possible sequelae of congenital disorders are crucial in caring for these patients. We present a challenging case of shock and relapse of Diamond-Blackfan anemia in a 42-year-old man lost to follow-up for 18 years and highlighted the importance of healthcare transitions into adulthood and the challenges faced by health care systems to develop new strategies successfully transitioning complex pediatric patients to adult care.

Publication types

Case Reports