Tag: sca
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Acute Chest Syndrome
Referral Subject: Urgent Referral for Specialist Evaluation of an Acute Sickle Cell Crisis in a Pediatric Patient Dear Colleague, I am urgently referring an 8-year-old male patient with a known diagnosis of Sickle Cell Anemia for immediate evaluation and management due to a severe acute presentation that includes high-grade fever, respiratory distress, and significant bony…
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Acute Pancreatitis in a Child with Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the common hemoglobinopathies around the world. It is characterized by a wide spectrum of complications that vary in severity. Vaso-occlusive crisis is the most common complication and accounts for the majority of admissions, while acute chest syndrome and sepsis are responsible for most of sickle cell-related mortalities. One…
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome secondary to asymptomatic poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in a child with sickle cell anaemia
A 9-year-old Saudi girl was presented to our hospital with a fever of 38.5 °C, cough, and shortness of breath. Her oxygen saturation was 88% on room air; her blood pressure was normal for her age (110/75 mmHg); and she had no tachycardia (80 beats/minute). She had had abdominal pain for 2 days that was…