Open AccessMyonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed
Author(s) -
Nishant Tageja,
Marius Racovan,
Jason Valent,
Jeffrey A. Zonder
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2010/659031
Subject(s) - medicine , myositis , anemia , sickle cell anemia , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , dermatology , pathology , disease
Medical literature detailing muscular complications of sickle cell anemia is sparse and limited to a few case-reports. Features consistent with myositis and myonecrosis are often overlooked and patients are inadequately treated, leading to unforeseen complications. We report an interesting case of sickle cell myonecrosis and review the existing literature on this subject.
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