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Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children

A Clinical Guide

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Editors:
  1. Deepak M. Kamat

    1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA

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  2. Melissa Frei-Jones

    1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA

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  • Features over 100 illustrations, photographs, and tables
  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Origin of Blood Cells

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Hematopoiesis

      • Chintan Parekh
      Pages 3-12

  3. Red Blood Cell Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Nutritional Anemias: Iron Deficiency and Megaloblastic Anemia

      • Deanna Mitchell, Jessica Foley, Aarti Kamat
      Pages 15-30

    3. Lead Poisoning

      • Nicholas Newman
      Pages 31-50

    4. Immune and Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemia

      • Christina Caruso, Satheesh Chonat
      Pages 51-64

    5. Sickle Cell Disease

      • Neethu Menon, Melissa Frei-Jones
      Pages 65-89

    6. Thalassemia

      • Mark Shamoun, Michael Callaghan
      Pages 91-98

    7. Disorders of RBC Metabolism

      • Amber M. Yates
      Pages 99-104

    8. Red Blood Cell Membrane Defects

      • Amy Tang
      Pages 105-112

  4. Platelet Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Immune Thrombocytopenia

      • Manasi Madiwale
      Pages 115-133

    3. Inherited and Congenital Thrombocytopenia

      • Deanna Maida
      Pages 135-151

    4. Platelet Disorders

      • Katherine Regling, Meera Chitlur
      Pages 153-174

    5. Thrombocytosis in Children

      • Beverly A. Schaefer
      Pages 175-188

  5. WBC Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Neutropenia

      • Vinod K. Gidvani-Diaz
      Pages 191-203

    3. Granulocytosis

      • Aarti Kamat, Deepak M. Kamat
      Pages 205-212

    4. Disorders of Granulocyte Functions

      • Divya Seth, Pavadee Poowuttikul
      Pages 213-229
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive overview of benign hematologic disorders in children. Divided into nine sections, the text reviews common hematologic disorders or conditions that affect children, while providing state-of-the-art information on pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management strategies.



The text begins with a section on hematopoiesis, and the next section covers red blood cell disorders. The following sections provide overviews of platelet disorders, white blood cell disorders, and coagulation disorders. The sixth and seventh sections discuss neonatal hematology and bone marrow failure syndrome. The eighth section reviews supportive care, while the final section covers miscellaneous subjects including pediatric vascular anomalies and complement dysregulation syndromes.


Written by experts in the field, Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children: A Clinical Guide is a valuable resourcefor clinicians and practitioners who treat children afflicted with these disorders.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA

    Deepak M. Kamat

  • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA

    Melissa Frei-Jones

About the editors

Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics

Vice Chair for Academic Affairs

Department of Pediatrics

University of Texas Health, San Antonio

San Antonio, TX 

USA

 

Melissa Frei-Jones, MD MSCI

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology

UT Health Long School of Medicine

San Antonio, TX 

USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Guide

  • Editors: Deepak M. Kamat, Melissa Frei-Jones

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49980-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49979-2Published: 19 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49982-2Published: 19 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49980-8Published: 18 August 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 512

  • Topics: Hematology, Pediatrics

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