Hemoglobin Richmond Masquerading as Fetal Hemoglobin in a Child With Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Jordyn Hollander
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Tran
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJennifer Jones
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDawn Gates
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCarrie Gann
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCassandra Josephson
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Departments of Oncology, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Tamara N. New
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJordyn Hollander
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Tran
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJennifer Jones
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDawn Gates
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCarrie Gann
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCassandra Josephson
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Departments of Oncology, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Tamara N. New
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract presented at David A. Paulus, MD Poster Symposium, held in conjunction with the 2024 Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting, August 2–4, 2024, Orlando, FL.
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