title: Acute splenic sequestration crisis resembling sepsis in an adult with hemoglobin SC disease.
abstract: Acute splenic sequestration crisis (ASSC) is a common complication of sickle cell anemia in children. ASSC is generally not seen in adults with the SS genotype but occasionally can be seen in adults with the SC genotype. We present a case of fulminant ASSC in an adult with hemoglobin SC who developed high fever, intense abdominal pain, leukocytosis, and jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang-Gillam
authors.forename: Rita Shi-Ming
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hsi
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brotman
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*