title: Musculoskeletal disorders in sickle cell anaemia--unusual associations.
abstract: Sickle cell anaemia coexisting with gout is a rare clinical association, as is gout and eosinophilia. This report records the second case of chronic tophaceous deposits in Sickle cell anaemia. The patient also had eosinophilia in association with gout. Skeletal fluorosis was an incidental finding in this patient. Treatment with packed cell transfusions, hydroxyurea and colchicine lead to the resolution of anaemia and symptoms of acute gout.
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umesh
authors.forename: Nisha Elizabeth
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ajit
authors.forename: Vineeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shobha
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nazuralla
authors.forename: Cecil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Ratnamala
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Choudhury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006073:Gout / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*