Sickle-cell disease x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2], Shyam Patel [3]
Overview
X rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of specific pathological features that are found in sickle cell disease.
X Ray
X rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of specific pathological features that are found in sickle cell disease. X rays can show various pathological features of sickle cell disease, including pneumonia, acute chest syndrome, and osteonecrosis of the femoral head.[1] X-rays can also show osteoarticular involvement of bones. X-rays of the hands can show periarticular osteopenia and dactylitis (hand-foot syndrome) if the bones are involved.[1]
(Images shown below are courtesy of RadsWiki)
Patient #1: SCD patient with H shaped vertebrae
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H shaped vertebral bodies
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H shaped vertebral bodies
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H shaped vertebral bodies
Patient #1: SCD patient with H shaped vertebrae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 da Silva Junior GB, Daher Ede F, da Rocha FA (2012). "Osteoarticular involvement in sickle cell disease". Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter. 34 (2): 156–64. doi:10.5581/1516-8484.20120036. PMC 3459393. PMID 23049406.