Cirrhosis: An Unusual Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease
Hepatobiliary complications of sickle cell disease are relatively rare but well recognised in literature. Clinical syndromes range from mild intrahepatic cholestasis and gallstones to life threatening sequestration crisis. Most patients, homozygous for sickle cell anaemia, present before adolescen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5501/8572_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(AJAK)_PFA(AK)_PFA2(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Hepatobiliary complications of sickle cell disease are relatively rare but well recognised in literature. Clinical syndromes range from mild
intrahepatic cholestasis and gallstones to life threatening sequestration crisis. Most patients, homozygous for sickle cell anaemia, present
before adolescence. We report a case of an adult man with no prior symptoms who presented for the first time with decompensated cirrhosis, which was found to be due to underlying previously unrecognised sickle cell anaemia. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |