[Contribution of medical imaging to visceral manifestations of sickle cell anemia in the child].
Sickle cell anemia is one of the qualitative hemoglobinopathies which are the most widespread in the world. In a retrospective study on 11 drepanocytary patients (10 SS and 1 SC) observed at the BORDEAUX children's hospital. 3 Processus were identified: Hemolysis: 3 hepatomegaly, 3 splenomegaly, 1 hematochromatosis and 4 pigmentary lithiasis; Thrombosis: 1 infarctus case of spleen, kidney, lung, 1 papillary necrosis and 1 brain vascular ischemic appearance;


BACKGROUND
1 spleen abscess and 1 pneumopathy. In 15% of instances, visceral appearances are allowed to discoverer sickle cell anemia. Hemolysis type appearances were currently observed (63.6%) like pigmentary lithiasis and hepatomegaly. The authors analyze the major radiological appearances of this hemoglobinopathy and recall the interest in knowing this disease even in low endemicity countries.
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Service de Radiologie, CHU de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Traoré
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Chateil
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Sawadogo
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Sanou
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Ouiminga
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D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006461:Hemolysis; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology