Main description:

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.

Contents:

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