Sickle cell anemia patient with sarcoidosis-associated inguinal lymph node and lung infiltration.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by noncaseating granulomatous infiltration of any organ. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the homozygoid form of sickle cell disease (SCD), which includes a group of genetic disorders characterized by production of an abnormal hemoglobin S (HbS). There are a few case reports with coexistence of sarcoidosis and SCA. We reported a 47-year-old female with SCA and sarcoidosis.
Güvenç
Birol
B
Department of Hematology, Cukurova University Faculty of MedicinMedicine, 01330 Balcali, Adana, Turkey. bguvenc@cu.edu.tr
Unsal
Cagatay
C
Hanta
Ismail
I
Unsal
Aydan
A
Güvenç
Hakan
H
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone