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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-31f0374ab47a4bde92f70c290eef74d22025-08-20T03:55:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/659031659031Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and UnderdiagnosedNishant Tageja0Marius Racovan1Jason Valent2Jeffrey Zonder3Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USADivision of Rheumatology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USADivision of Hematology/Oncology, Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USADivision of Hematology/Oncology, Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USAMedical 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/659031 |
| spellingShingle | Nishant Tageja Marius Racovan Jason Valent Jeffrey Zonder Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed |
| title_full | Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed |
| title_fullStr | Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed |
| title_short | Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed |
| title_sort | myonecrosis in sickle cell anemia overlooked and underdiagnosed |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/659031 |
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