Open AccessSickle cell anemia: Imaging from head to toe
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Agha,
Ahmed Fathy Eid,
Maha Sallam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2013.06.005
Subject(s) - medicine , extramedullary hematopoiesis , modalities , anemia , radiological weapon , complication , disease , sickle cell anemia , radiology , surgery , haematopoiesis , pathology , stem cell , social science , genetics , sociology , biology
CA is hemolytic anemia with deformed RBCs leading to frequent hemolytic crisis, extramedullary hematopoiesis and multisystem repeated emboli.AimTo emphasize the role of different imaging modalities in early accurate diagnosis.Patients and methodsWe present different types of complications of SCA, encountered in patients of Eastern Province-KSA, between 2009 and 2013.ResultsComplication may involve any system of the body, thus different types of imaging modalities are needed for correct diagnosis.ConclusionBeing familiar with radiological signs of expected complications of SCA in different systems, helps much to control advance of the disease and protect against early organ damage