Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed

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 s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tageja, Nishant, Racovan, Marius, Valent, Jason, Zonder, Jeffrey
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/659031
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Sumario: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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