Sickle cell disease

Case contributed by Andrew Dixon
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Child of African descent.

Patient Data

Age: 6 years
ultrasound

The renal pyramids are echogenic bilaterally and there are two round echogenic lesions in the spleen.  

Case Discussion

This child was known to have sickle cell disease and these are two commonly described ultrasound manifestations of this condition.​

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