H shaped vertebrae - sickle cell disease

Case contributed by Abdulmajid Bawazeer , 3 Sep 2021
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Fabio Macori, 3 Sep 2021

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

The shape of vertebral bodies (H - shaped vertebrae) which due to microvascular endplate infarction can be seen in Gaucher disease and sickle sellcell disease as in this case.

  • -<p>The shape of vertebral bodies (<a title="H - shaped vertebrae" href="/articles/h-shaped-vertebrae"> H - shaped vertebrae </a>) which due to microvascular endplate infarction can be seen in Gaucher disease and sickle sell disease as in this case.</p>
  • +<p>The shape of vertebral bodies (<a href="/articles/h-shaped-vertebrae">H - shaped vertebrae</a>) due to microvascular endplate infarction can be seen in <a title="Gaucher disease" href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a> and <a title="Sickle cell disease" href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a> as in this case.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Central endplate depression is seen in the dorsal spine giving  H-shaped vertebrae.

No detectable focal lung lesion.

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