Dactylitis in a child with sickle cell trait.
Dactylitis commonly occurs in patients with homozygous hemoglobin S disease (sickle cell anemia), sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease or sickle cell-beta-thalassemia. A case is reported of dactylitis associated with sickle cell trait, a very rare occurrence. It may be that in this patient the disorder was secondary to severe diarrhea and dehydration.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014034:Toes