Sickle cell anaemia

Case contributed by Faeze Salahshour
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Nonspecific abdominal pain and a history of anaemia

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
ct
This study is a stack
Axial
non-contrast
This study is a stack
Sagittal
non-contrast
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Info

Axial non-contrast abdominopelvic CT scan shows a small spleen with dense granular foci. On sagittal non-contrast thoracic and abdominopelvic CT fish mouth appearance of vertebrae is depicted.

Case Discussion

The haemoglobin electrophoresis result was not available to distinguish the haemoglobin SC disease from the haemoglobin SS disease.

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