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Almécija Muñoz AC, Barral Mena E, Rasero Ponferrada M, Baro Fernández M. Recurrent musculoskeletal pain and hemoglobin SC disease. An Pediatr (Barc) 2024; 100:e1-e2. [PMID: 38670658 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ara C Almécija Muñoz
- Sección de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
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- Sección de Reumatología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Sección de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Wallach AI, Borja MJ, Chen D, Eisenberg R, Modi YS, Zhang C, Shepherd TM, Nath A, Smith B, Scher JU, Cho C, Kister I. Another 'BEE'? - Brain-Eye-Ear (BEE) Disease Secondary to HbSC Disease Masquerading as Multiple Sclerosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105618. [PMID: 33482571 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recurrent episodes of neurological dysfunction and white matter lesions in a young adult raise suspicion for multiple sclerosis (MS). However, occlusive retinopathy, hearing loss and absence of CSF oligoclonal bands are atypical for MS and should make the clinician consider an alternative diagnosis. We describe a man with hearing loss, visual signs and symptoms, and an accumulating burden of brain lesions, who was treated for a clinical diagnosis of MS for nearly two decades. Genetic testing revealed a unifying diagnosis.
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- Asya Izraelit Wallach
- Former Affiliation/Place Clinical Care was provided: NYU MS Comprehensive Care Center, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA; Current Affiliation/ Place Manuscript was written: Alfiero and Lucia Palestroni MS Comprehensive Care Center, Holy Name Medical Center, New Jersey, USA.
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Vascular Neurology, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institutes of Health, New York, USA
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- Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institutes of Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Otoneurology, Departments of Neurology and Otolaryngology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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- NYU MS Comprehensive Care Center, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA
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Olabode OP, Akinlade OM, Babatunde AS, Abdulazeez MI, Biliaminu SA, Oyabambi AO, Olatunji VA, Soladoye AO, Olatunji LA. Triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol ratio and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 independently predict high pulse pressure in sickle cell trait and disease. Arch Physiol Biochem 2020; 126:166-171. [PMID: 30145922 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2018.1499118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We hypothesised that TG/HDL-C ratio and PAI-1 would be associated with high pulse pressure (PP) in young adults with sickle cell trait (SCT) and sickle cell disease (SCD). We compared the clinical, biochemical, and cardiometabolic parameters among individuals with normal genotype (HbAA; n = 60), SCT (HbAS; n = 60), and SCD (HbSS; n = 60), all in steady state. Using multivariate linear regression analysis, high PP was positively related to TG/HDL-C ratio in SCT (β = 0.307; p = .014) and PAI-1 (β = 0.499; p = .001) in SCD. The curve of receiver operating characteristic also showed that TG/HDL-C ratio and PAI-1 are efficient predictors of high PP in SCT carriers and SCD patients, respectively. This study suggests that increased levels of TG/HDL-C ratio and PAI-1 may be salient risk factors that would promote the development of arterial stiffness and other CVD in SCT carriers and SCD patients.
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- Olatunde P Olabode
- HOPE Cardiometabolic Research Team, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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- Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- HOPE Cardiometabolic Research Team, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- HOPE Cardiometabolic Research Team, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- HOPE Cardiometabolic Research Team, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Misra I, Glasgow J, Moosavy F. Fat Emboli Syndrome. Del Med J 2017; 89:148-150. [PMID: 29894029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Rees DC, Thein SL, Osei A, Drasar E, Tewari S, Hannemann A, Gibson JS. The clinical significance of K-Cl cotransport activity in red cells of patients with HbSC disease. Haematologica 2015; 100:595-600. [PMID: 25749827 PMCID: PMC4420208 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.120402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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HbSC disease is the second commonest form of sickle cell disease, with poorly understood pathophysiology and few treatments. We studied the role of K-Cl cotransport activity in determining clinical and laboratory features, and investigated its potential role as a biomarker. Samples were collected from 110 patients with HbSC disease and 41 with sickle cell anemia (HbSS). K-Cl cotransport activity was measured in the oxygenated (K-Cl cotransport(100)) and deoxygenated (K-Cl cotransport(0)) states, using radioactive tracer studies. K-Cl cotransport activity was high in HbSC and decreased significantly on deoxygenation. K-Cl cotransport activity correlated significantly and positively with the formation of sickle cells. On multiple regression analysis, K-Cl cotransport increased significantly and independently with increasing reticulocyte count and age. K-Cl cotransport activity was increased in patients who attended hospital with acute pain in 2011 compared to those who did not (K-Cl cotransport(100): mean 3.87 versus 3.20, P=0.009, independent samples T-test; K-Cl cotransport(0): mean 0.96 versus 0.68, P=0.037). On logistic regression only K-Cl cotransport was associated with hospital attendance. Increased K-Cl cotransport activity was associated with the presence of retinopathy, but this effect was confounded by age. This study links variability in a fundamental aspect of cellular pathology with a clinical outcome, suggesting that K-Cl cotransport is central to the pathology of HbSC disease. Increased K-Cl cotransport activity is associated with increasing age, which may be of pathophysiological significance. Effective inhibition of K-Cl cotransport activity is likely to be of therapeutic benefit.
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- David C Rees
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, King's College Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, UK.
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- Department of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, King's College Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, UK
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- Department of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, King's College Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
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Chen RWS, Flynn HW, Lee WH, Parke DW, Isom RF, Davis JL, Smiddy WE. Vitreoretinal management and surgical outcomes in proliferative sickle retinopathy: a case series. Am J Ophthalmol 2014; 157:870-875.e1. [PMID: 24384527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the outcomes of current vitreoretinal surgical management of proliferative sickle retinopathy and to compare current methods to previous studies. DESIGN A retrospective, interventional case series. METHODS Fifteen eyes of 14 patients with proliferative sickle retinopathy were managed with vitreoretinal surgery over a 12-year period at a single institution. RESULTS Nine patients had a sickle cell-hemoglobin C (SC) profile, 1 was sickle cell-beta(+) thalassemia (S beta(+)-thal), and 4 were sickle cell trait (AS). All 15 eyes underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV): 6 for vitreous hemorrhage (VH), 1 for epiretinal membrane (ERM), and an additional 8 for tractional retinal detachment (RD) and/or rhegmatogenous RD. In addition, an encircling scleral buckle (SB) was used in 2 cases. In 7 cases, 20 gauge PPV was used; 23 gauge was used in 3; and 25 gauge was used in 5. All 7 eyes with VH or ERM had improved vision postoperatively. Four of the 8 patients with traction and/or rhegmatogenous RD developed recurrent detachments and required a second operation. All retinas were attached at last follow-up, and visual acuity was 20/400 or better in all eyes. No cases of anterior segment ischemia were encountered. CONCLUSIONS Anterior segment ischemia is no longer a common occurrence in eyes undergoing surgery for proliferative sickle retinopathy. Although PPV has replaced the use of SB in many situations, an encircling SB may still be used in this population when necessary. Surgery for VH and ERM generally results in favorable outcomes, but eyes undergoing surgery for traction/rhegmatogenous RD carry a more guarded prognosis.
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- Royce W S Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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La Pean A, Collins JL, Christopher SA, Eskra KL, Roedl SJ, Tluczek A, Farrell MH. A qualitative secondary evaluation of statewide follow-up interviews for abnormal newborn screening results for cystic fibrosis and sickle cell hemoglobinopathy. Genet Med 2012; 14:207-14. [PMID: 22261754 PMCID: PMC3246552 DOI: 10.1038/gim.0b013e31822dd7b8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this qualitative analysis was to assess parental acceptability of large-scale, telephone follow-up regarding their infants' newborn screening (NBS) results, indicating carrier status for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy (SCH) and cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS Analysis of 195 interview transcripts focused on parents' responses to two open-ended questions: "What was your reaction to being called by me?" and "What do you think of the state NBS program having follow-up people calling parents like you?" Responses were coded using conventional content analysis procedures, and nonparametric tests were performed to analyze quantitative data. RESULTS Most parents reported favorable opinions about the follow-up. Favorable opinions were associated with several emotional reactions to receiving follow-up (P <0.001) and three reasons why parents found the interview beneficial (P < 0.05): it provided information, clarified NBS results, and answered questions. Seventeen parents of SCH carriers reportedly had not been told their infant's NBS results and received them for the first time during the follow-up interview. CONCLUSION Parents of CF and SCH carrier infants had favorable opinions and identified specific benefits to receiving follow-up contact. This analysis demonstrates an information deficit among carrier parents and illustrates the importance of NBS follow-up and need for comprehensive communication and counseling.
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- Alison La Pean
- Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Rogers VE, Lewin DS, Winnie GB, Geiger-Brown J. Polysomnographic characteristics of a referred sample of children with sickle cell disease. J Clin Sleep Med 2010; 6:374-81. [PMID: 20726287 PMCID: PMC2919669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe polysomnographic parameters and their clinical correlates in a referred sample of children with sickle cell disease (SCD). METHODS This was a retrospective medical record review of 55 consecutive children aged 2-18 years with SCD (hemoglobin [Hb] SS and Hb SC genotypes) undergoing polysomnography for evaluation of sleep disordered breathing. Polysomnography values were compared between SCD genotypes, 4 age groups, and adenotonsillectomy status using descriptive and nonparametric statistics. RESULTS Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was diagnosed in 38/55 (69%) children. Polysomnographic parameters differed significantly between Hb SS and Hb SC genotypes only on arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2; 95.2 +/- 3.8 vs. 98.0 +/- 0.8, respectively, p < 0.01) and percent of sleep time below SpO2 90% (T90; 8.0 +/- 22.0 vs. 0.01 +/- 0.02, respectively, p < 0.05). Increasing age was associated with decreasing SpO2 (rho = -0.282, p < 0.05), obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI; rho = -0.364, p < 0.01), total arousal index (rho -0.272, p < 0.05) and respiratory arousal index (rho = -0.349, p < 0.01). Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLM) averaged 4.7 +/- 8.8/h, with a PLM index > 5/h in 5/17 children without OSA. Post- adenotonsillectomy, 8/10 children had OSA, but compared to untreated OSA-positive children they had a lower mean OAHI (4.4 +/- 5.5 vs. 8.9 +/- 12.5) and a lower T90 (1.6 +/- 4.2 vs. 9.2 +/- 24.9). CONCLUSIONS Both OSA and PLMs were common in children with SCD. Children with Hb SS experienced more severe nocturnal oxygen desaturation than did those with Hb SC. Post-adenotonsillectomy, most children had OSA, although they experienced fewer obstructive respiratory events and less severe nocturnal oxygen desaturation than did untreated OSA-positive children.
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- Valerie E Rogers
- Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, Division of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Munish Luthra
- Department of Internal Medicine, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
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Ouzzif Z, Errifi A, El Annaz H, Benkirane M, El Kabbaj S. [Homozygous sickle cell disease]. Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 2007; 65:117-9. [PMID: 17264049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In today's society, immigration and travel has resulted in large-scale population movements. This poses an additional challenge to the clinician when he or she takes the patient's history. The differential diagnosis of any presentation would need to include any diseases endemic to the area where the patient had been in. Ghana is considered a holoendemic high-risk area for the transmission of malaria. Moreover, compound heterozygous inheritance of hemoglobin (Hb) S and HbC often occurs in this area. We present a case of mixed Plasmodium falciparum-Plasmodium malariae infection complicating HbSC disease in a 34-year-old Ghanaian immigrant. We postulate that the malaria infection has transformed the patient's silent combined hemoglobinopathies (HbS/HbC) into a syndrome resembling a sickle cell crisis.
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- Leonardo Chianura
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Niguarda Cà Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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Mañú-Pereira MDM, Maya A, Cararach V, Sabrià J, Boixadera J, Quintó L, Vives-Corrons JL. Cribado neonatal de hemoglobinopatías y déficit de glucosa-6-fosfato deshidrogenasa en Cataluña. Estudio piloto en población anónima no relacionada. Med Clin (Barc) 2006; 126:281-5. [PMID: 16527153 DOI: 10.1157/13085481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE This was a preliminary study on the prevalence of the HbS gene, associated with sickle cell disease, other hemoglobinopathies and G6PD deficiency of immigrant and non-immigrant population of Catalonia. PATIENTS AND METHOD A total of 3,189 blood samples from the Catalan Neonatal Screening Program for Metabolic Diseases (CNSPMD) including 1,620 from immigrant population were screened for haemoglobinopathies and G6PD deficiency. For screening of hemoglobinopathies the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was used and for the screening of G6PD deficiency, we used the fluorescent spot test as described by ICSH. RESULTS 1. Hemoglobinopathies: in 47 samples from immigrant population 2 cases of sickle cell anemia (phenotypes FS and FSC) were detected as well as 45 cases of heterozygote carriers of different pathological hemoglobins (HbS, HbC, HbD and HbE). 2. G6PD deficiency: in 29 samples, 3 cases of G6PD deficiency belonging to local (non-immigrant) population of G6PD were detected. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of sickle cell disease in the risk population of Catalonia is 1 case out of 810 samples. This value is significantly higher than that reported for any of the metabolic diseases included in the CNSPMD. Despite it is a preliminary study, the results obtained give further support to the convenience of incorporating a neonatal screening of hemoglobinopathies, at least in the risk population, to the official programs of newborn screening. Due to its feasibility and low cost, a similar criterion might be adopted for the neonatal screening of G6PD deficiency.
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CASE REPORT Bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis in the setting of pneumococcal bacteremia was diagnosed in a woman with hemoglobin SC disease who presented with decreased vision, increased redness, burning pain, and photophobia. All gram stains and cultures remained negative, and the exact source of her bacteremia was not clear. Nonetheless, early diagnosis and prompt treatment were vital to avoiding a visually devastating outcome. COMMENTS Aggressive treatment with intravitreal and systemic antibiotics, with or without pars plana vitrectomy, was successful in restoring final visual acuity.
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- Margaret A Chang
- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Downes SM, Hambleton IR, Chuang EL, Lois N, Serjeant GR, Bird AC. Incidence and natural history of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy: observations from a cohort study. Ophthalmology 2005; 112:1869-75. [PMID: 16171867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2005] [Accepted: 05/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence, prevalence, and natural history of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy (PSR). DESIGN Prospective longitudinal study over 20 years. PARTICIPANTS Newborn screening of 100000 consecutive deliveries from 1973 to 1981 identified 315 children with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and 201 with SS-hemoglobin C (SC) disease. By the age of 5 years, 307 SS patients and 166 SC patients were alive and living in Jamaica and were recruited for this ophthalmic study. METHODS Description of retinal vascular changes on annual angiography and angioscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence and prevalence of PSR and its behavior on follow-up. Progression of PSR was investigated using the number of eyes affected (none, one, both) and the interval until PSR onset. RESULTS At last review in January 2000, PSR had developed in 59 patients (14 SS, 45 SC), unilaterally in 36 patients and bilaterally in 23. Incidence increased with age in both genotypes, with crude annual incidence rates of 0.5 cases (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.3-0.8) per 100 SS subjects and 2.5 cases (95% CI, 1.9-3.3) per 100 SC subjects. Prevalence was greater in SC disease, and by the ages of 24 to 26 years, PSR had occurred in 43% subjects with SC disease and in 14% subjects with SS disease. Patients with unilateral PSR had a 16% (11% SS, 17% SC) probability of regressing to no PSR and a 14% (16% SS, 13% SC) probability of progressing to bilateral PSR. Those with bilateral PSR had an 8% (8% SS, 8% SC) probability of regressing to unilateral PSR and a 1% (0 SS, 2% SC) probability of regressing to a PSR-free state. Irretrievable visual loss occurred in only 1 of 82 PSR-affected eyes, and 1 required detachment surgery and recovered normal visual acuity. CONCLUSIONS Longitudinal observations over 20 years in a cohort of patients followed from birth confirms a greater incidence and severity of PSR in SC disease, and shows that spontaneous regression occurred in 32% of PSR-affected eyes. Permanent visual loss was uncommon in subjects observed up to the age of 26 years.
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Serjeant GR, Wild B, Tebasulwa S, Mason KP, Serjeant BE, Ndugwa CM. Sickle haemoglobin and haemoglobin Stanleyville II: possible confusion with sickle cell-haemoglobin C disease. East Afr Med J 2005; 82:367-70. [PMID: 16167711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To bring to the attention of East African practitioners, the characteristics of Hb Stanleyville II, its interaction with HbS, and the resemblance of the double heterozygote to sickle cell-haemoglobin C (SC) disease. DATA SOURCES A prospective study of 100 patients with Sickle Cell (SS) disease in the steady state attending the sickle cell Clinic at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. STUDY SELECTION Out of 100 patients with SS disease, two were also heterozygous for an alpha chain variant identified as Hb Stanleyville II. CONCLUSIONS In association with HbS, Hb Stanleyville II produces a hybrid haemoglobin band which on alkaline haemoglobin electrophoresis, travels in the position of HbC. Such cases may cause confusion with sickle cell-haemoglobin C (SC) disease. The index cases in both families had associated alpha thalassaemia but from this small group, no conclusions may be drawn on the haematological or clinical significance of the interaction of Hb Stanleyville II with SS disease.
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Murakami J. [Abnormal Hb (hemoglobin)]. Nihon Rinsho 2004; 62 Suppl 12:750-3. [PMID: 15658441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Golden WE, Moore G. Sickle cell syndromes: misdiagnosis can affect treatment. J Ark Med Soc 2004; 101:144-5. [PMID: 15554178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Maier-Redelsperger M, Flahault A, Neonato MG, Girot R, Labie D. Automated analysis of mature red blood cells and reticulocytes in SS and SC disease. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2004; 33:15-24. [PMID: 15223005 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2004.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2003] [Revised: 03/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phenotypic expression of sickle cell disease (SCD) is highly variable. We investigated red blood cells (RBCs) and reticulocytes using a laser light scattering method (ADVIA120, Bayer Diagnostics, Tarrytown, NY) in a series of patients with either sickle cell anemia (SS) or compound SC heterozygosity (SC), both groups with or without alpha thalassemia. Results were compared with those of a series of patients without hematological disease. Known data were consistently confirmed, namely heterogeneity in cell volume and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, as well as the premature exit of "stress" reticulocytes from the bone marrow, mostly in SS patients. Specific changes were observed during maturation, including decreases in macrocytic and hypodense cells. Simultaneous viewing of the indices of the different RBC populations provided information on erythropoietic maturation by a rapid, reproducible, and cost-effective method.
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- Joan S Henthorn
- Faculty of Medicine, Central Middlesex Hospital Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London NW10 7NS, UK.
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Raith W, Kerbl R, Schwinger W, Raith J, Hopmeier P, Urban C. [Bone pain after long distance flight as first manifestation of HbSC disease]. Klin Padiatr 2003; 215:74-5. [PMID: 12677546 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A 7-year old Ghanese boy was admitted with repeated bone pain. Multiple bone marrow alterations were seen as the causal factor. HbSC disease was diagnosed by hemoglobin electrophorics. The onset of pain attacks appears to be linked to the long distance flight from Ghana to Austria. Due to severe bone marrow affection, beside symptomatic therapy a long-term treatment with hydroxyurea was started, leading to an HbF increase from 5.1 % to 19.3 %. After a follow-up of 8 months the patient has remained free of complaints.
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- W Raith
- Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde Graz, Abteilung für Hämatologie/Onkologie, Austria.
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Al-Hawsawi ZM, Islam MS, Shehata NS. Sickle cell hemoglobin C disease in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 2003; 24:209-12. [PMID: 12682691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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Sickle cell hemoglobin C (HbSC) is a disease confined to people of West African ancestry and it has not been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We are reporting 2 patients with HbSC disease from the western province of KSA (Madinah); one patient presented with severe form of the disease which include transient hypertension.
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- Zakaria M Al-Hawsawi
- Department of Pediatrics, Madinah Maternity & Children's Hospital, PO Box 6205, Madinah Al-Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Agne Larsson
- Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
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Thompson RJ, Gustafson KE, Bonner MJ, Ware RE. Neurocognitive development of young children with sickle cell disease through three years of age. J Pediatr Psychol 2002; 27:235-44. [PMID: 11909931 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.3.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine (1) the neurocognitive development of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) from 6 months through 36 months of age, (2) the independent and combined contributions of biomedical risk and parenting risk to child neurocognitive functioning, and (3) the independent and combined contributions of biomedical risk, parent cognitive processes, and family functioning to parent adjustment. METHOD The study sample included 89 African American children and their parents served through the Duke University-University of North Carolina Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Measures of cognitive and psychomotor development were obtained at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months of age, and parents completed self-report measures of the cognitive processes of daily stress and attributional style, psychological adjustment, and family functioning. RESULTS There was no significant decrease in psychomotor functioning (PDI) over time but cognitive functioning (MDI) declined, with a significant decrease occurring between the 12- and 24-month assessment points. At 24 months, poorer cognitive functioning was associated with parenting risk, in terms of a learned-helplessness attributional style, and biomedical risk, in terms of HbSS phenotype. Levels of psychological distress within the clinical range were reported by 24% of the parents, and poorer parent adjustment was associated with high levels of daily stress, less knowledge about child development, lower expectations of efficacy, and HbSC phenotype. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that young children with SCD are at risk for neurocognitive impairment and provide support for the initiation of early intervention studies to promote neurocognitive development.
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Alebiosu CO. Renal papillary necrosis as first presentation of a Nigerian sickle cell patient. West Afr J Med 2002; 21:168-9. [PMID: 12403047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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The clinical features of the sickle syndromes do not appear until after the sixth month of life, at which time most of the HbF has been replaced by HbS. Thrombo-embolic complications, retinopathy and renal papillary necrosis are more frequent in HbSC disease than in other sickle cell syndromes. First presentation of HbSC disease after the second decade is considered late in this environment. A 25 year-old Nigerian female patient is hereby presented with renal papillary necrosis as first presentation of HbSC disease. The patient presented with a sudden onset of total haematuria without history suggestive of urinary tract infection, trauma, instrumentation and significant analgesic consumption. No history of usage of herbal remedies, diabetes mellitus, sore throat, abdominal pains, skin rashes or joint pains. Physical examination did not show any characteristic habitus or findings. Findings on intravenous urography suggested renal papillary necrosis.
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- C O Alebiosu
- Department of Medicine, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria
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BACKGROUND Ireland has been relatively free of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a care policy for the disease has not been established. AIM To determine the prevalence of childhood SCD in Ireland and to predict requirements for a comprehensive care and assessment programme. METHODS We retrospectively analysed the data of children with SCD presenting with sickle-cell crisis to one institution from January 1999 to April 2001. We also determined the nature and severity of the presenting haemoglobinopathy phenotype. RESULTS Ninety-two patients with haemoglobinopathy have been registered with the Paediatric Haematology Service. The majority are from Nigeria with a smaller number from Angola and the Congo. Sixty have sickle-cell trait, 23 SCD, four haemoglobin SC disease and two haemoglobin E (HbE). There have been 32 sickle-cell crises. The majority were haemolytic or splenic sequestration events with a smaller number of aplastic and vaso-occlusive events and one osteomyelitis. CONCLUSION The increasing number of children presenting with SCD as a result of the increasing refugee numbers requires a comprehensive care approach similar to that required for paediatric haemophilia to ensure optimum care.
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- C McMahon
- National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Ireland
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Gacon PH, Donatien Y. [Cardiac manifestations of sickle cell anemia]. Presse Med 2001; 30:841-5. [PMID: 11402936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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HEMOGLOBINS S AND C: Drepanocytosis, the occurrence of sickle cells (drepanocytes) in the blood, is an inherited condition. Electrophoresis demonstrates hemoglobin SS in homozygous subjects who present the typical clinical features of severe hemolytic sickle-cell anemia. Heterozygous subjects have sickle-cell anemia trait, an asymptomatic condition associated with a 50% hemoglobin S and 50% hemoglobin C at electrophoresis. Hemoglobin S and C are transmitted by Mendelian inheritance. CARDIAC DISORDERS: Well-known, cardiac disorders occur in more than 82% of homozygous subjects while only 2% of heterozygous subjects are affected. Heart murmur, radiological cardiomegaly, or eletrocardiographic anomalies are often the only signs. There is a risk of fatal heart failure in children and neonates. Acute rheumatic fever or infectious endocarditis, particularly due to pneumococcal or Haemophilus influenzae infection, may trigger heart failure. CARDIAC ANOMALIES: Patients with sickle-cell anemia can develop an "anemic heart" expressed by an elevated cardiac output and systemic ejection volume at rest and a fall in arteriolar peripheral resistance. Patients who develop cor pulmonae have an elevated pulmonary pressure at exercise and experience venous occlusive events with a progressive reduction in the pulmonary vascular bed and development of a left-right shunt. Myocardiopathy leads to left ventricular dysfunction contrasting with the dilated right heart seen at echocardiography and rare cases of transmural infarction.
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- P H Gacon
- Service de Cardiologie hémodynamique et interventionnelle, CHU de Fort-de-France, Martinique
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Bernstein J, Frush K. An unusual presentation of shock in a previously healthy child. Pediatr Emerg Care 2001; 17:107-9. [PMID: 11334089 DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200104000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A previously healthy, 7-year-old African-American male presented to the emergency department with a high fever and signs of compensated shock. With this case presentation, we review the clinical evaluation of a child in shock and discuss the importance of early recognition and treatment. Additionally, the varied etiologies of shock in a previously healthy individual are discussed.
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- J Bernstein
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Old J, Petrou M, Varnavides L, Layton M, Modell B. Accuracy of prenatal diagnosis for haemoglobin disorders in the UK: 25 years' experience. Prenat Diagn 2000; 20:986-91. [PMID: 11113911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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We have reviewed the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis for the thalassaemias and sickle cell disorders performed for UK residents since the service began in 1974. Prenatal diagnosis has been performed in 3254 pregnancies: 517 by fetal blood analysis, 681 by Southern blotting and 2056 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods, the majority using the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS). The number of homozygotes diagnosed was 808 (24.8%). Twenty-five diagnostic errors have been recorded, ten arising from non-laboratory errors (0.31%) and 15 due to technical problems associated with the diagnostic techniques. The latter group consisted of eight misdiagnoses by globin chain synthesis (1.55%), five by Southern blot analysis (0.73%) and two by PCR methods (0. 10%). The data show that the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis has improved with each development of diagnostic technique, and confirms that prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disorders by ARMS-PCR is very accurate and reliable. The overall error rate for prenatal diagnosis by PCR methods in the UK is now 0. 41%.
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- J Old
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Acute chest syndrome, characterized by fever, chest pain and pulmonary infiltrates, is a known complication of hemoglobin SC disease. A 41-year-old African male with previously unknown hemoglobinopathy developed an acute episode of fever, chest pain and dyspnea right after surgery for retinal detachment. The patient was suspected of having pulmonary thromboembolism. This was further suggested by a 'high probability' ventilation-perfusion scan. However, a pulmonary angiogram revealed no evidence of thromboembolism. Subsequently, the patient was recognized to have hemoglobin SC disease, with the acute chest syndrome. After appropriate treatment with antibiotics, hydration and exchange transfusion, the patient underwent another surgery without complications.
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- H Noto
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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Martin-Jackson V, Gentry B, Dancer J. Language performance in three groups of children with sickle cell disease: those with stroke, without stroke, and at risk for stroke. Percept Mot Skills 2000; 90:1258-60. [PMID: 10939077 DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.3c.1258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Language performance was assessed in three groups of children (16 boys and 14 girls) with sickle cell disease: those with stroke, without stroke, and at risk for stroke. Scores of the three groups did not differ significantly on language comprehension, language expression, spatial orientation, or on overall combined performance scores. Such results have positive medical implications.
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Homozygous sickle cell anaemia (Hb S) is the most common major haemoglobinopathy in the United States, occurring in approximately 1 in 626 African Americans. While haemoglobinopathies involving Hb S occur commonly in blacks of African descent, they are also found in people of Middle Eastern, East Indian and Mediterranean origin. It is an uncommon disease, especially in homozygous form, in Australia. We present the case of a woman in her third pregnancy, originally from Ghana, with HB F, and discuss the current issues in the management of sickle cell disease in pregnancy.
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- P Ladwig
- Ballarat Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Ogg RJ, Langston JW, Haacke EM, Steen RG, Taylor JS. The correlation between phase shifts in gradient-echo MR images and regional brain iron concentration. Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 17:1141-8. [PMID: 10499676 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(99)00017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the magnetic susceptibility of brain tissue and iron concentration. Phase shifts in gradient-echo images (TE = 60 ms) were measured in 21 human subjects, (age 0.7-45 years) and compared with published values of regional brain iron concentration. Phase was correlated with brain iron concentration in putamen (R2 = 0.76), caudate (0.72), motor cortex (0.68), globus pallidus (0.59) (all p < 0.001), and frontal cortex (R2 = 0.19, p = 0.05), but not in white matter (R2 = 0.05,p = 0.34). The slope of the regression (degrees/mg iron/g tissue wet weight) varied over a narrow range from -1.2 in the globus pallidus and frontal cortex to -2.1 in the caudate. These results suggest that magnetic resonance phase reflects iron-induced differences in brain tissue susceptibility in gray matter. The lack of correlation in white matter may reflect important differences between gray and white matter in the cellular distribution and the metabolic functions of iron. Magnetic resonance phase images provide insight into the magnetic state of brain tissue and may prove to be useful in elucidating the relationship between brain iron and tissue relaxation properties.
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- R J Ogg
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Giordano PC, Van Delft P, Batelaan D, Harteveld CL, Bernini LF. Haemoglobinopathy analyses in the Netherlands: a report of an in vitro globin chain biosynthesis survey using a rapid, modified method. Clin Lab Haematol 1999; 21:247-56. [PMID: 10583326 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The paper reports the results obtained from the study of 949 patients examined for a suspected alpha- or beta-thalassaemia using a rapid modified method of in vitro biosynthesis determination. Part of the results have been evaluated in correlation with the different molecular defects, defects combinations and with the presence of abnormal haemoglobins. The validity of the method for diagnosis of thalassaemia and particularly for the analysis of complex defects combinations which may occur in multiethnic populations is illustrated. The technology of the modified method is thoroughly described and the influence of the factors interfering with the reliability of the experiments is discussed.
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- P C Giordano
- Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
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For unclear reasons, myocardial infarction is rare in childhood sickle cell disease, whereas lung, bone, and brain infarcts are more common. During vasoocclusive crisis and infection, acute myocardial ischemia and chronic volume overload from anemia may result in myocardial dysfunction. We report a child who had reversible cardiac dysfunction that mimicked myocardial infarction.
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- W H Johnson
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA
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Pulmonary complications and hypoxemia are common in sickle cell disease (SCD) and may exacerbate microvascular occlusive phenomena. Thus, detecting hypoxemia is of particular importance in SCD. To assess the accuracy of pulse oximetry in the diagnosis of hypoxemia in SCD, we compared 22 pulse oximetric measurements of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in adult patients with SCD and acute vasoocclusive crisis with simultaneously drawn arterial saturation (SaO2 = oxyhemoglobin divided by oxyhemoglobin plus reduced hemoglobin) measured by co-oximetry. We accepted SpO2 readings only if they were stable and characterized by strong and regular photoplethysmographic waves on the oximeter screen. To assess the position of these patients' oxyhemoglobin dissociation curves, we plotted arterial and venous oxygen saturation (SaO2 and SvO2 ) against oxygen tension. We found right-shifted oxyhemoglobin dissociation curves, with pH-corrected p50s ranging from 28 to 38 mm Hg. Pulse oximetry slightly overestimated oxyhemoglobin percentage (by an average of 3.4 percentage points), but it almost always accurately estimated SaO2 (underestimating on average by 1.1 percentage points). The error in SpO2 was never enough to classify a hypoxemic patient erroneously as normoxemic or a normoxemic patient as hypoxemic. We conclude that, as long as strong and regular photoplethysmographic waves are present, pulse oximeters can be relied upon not to misdiagnose either hypoxemia or normoxemia in SCD.
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- F O Ortiz
- Pulmonary Medicine Division and the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
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Whitehead RE, MacDonald CB, Melhem ER, McMahon L. Spontaneous labyrinthine hemorrhage in sickle cell disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998; 19:1437-40. [PMID: 9763373 PMCID: PMC8338684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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We report the clinical and MR imaging findings in two African-American patients with manifestations of sickle cell disease affecting the inner ear. Both suffered sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss and vestibular symptoms, and both had high labyrinthine signal on T1-weighted MR images attributed to labyrinthine hemorrhage. Follow-up studies of the first patient revealed a decrease in abnormal vestibular signal. Careful attention to the labyrinth on T1-weighted MR images can reveal vestibulocochlear clinical findings in sickle cell patients, with important implications for management and prognosis.
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- R E Whitehead
- Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118, USA
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Ballas SK, Pindzola A, Chang CD, Rubin R, Weibel SB, Manci E. Postmortem diagnosis of hemoglobin SC disease complicated by fat embolism. Ann Clin Lab Sci 1998; 28:144-9. [PMID: 9646854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A case is reported of a previously healthy 52-year-old African American male who presented with acute onset of abdominal pain. Progressive increase in his abdominal symptoms led to an exploratory laparotomy; however, no pathology was discovered. Postoperatively, the patient became hypoxemic which progressed to diffuse infiltrates on chest x-ray, suggestive of adult respiratory distress syndrome. He had a rapidly fatal course. Autopsy showed bone marrow infarction, fat embolism, splenomegaly, and widespread congestion with sickle erythrocytes. Hemoglobin electrophoresis done postmortem showed hemoglobin (Hb) SC disease that was undiagnosed antemortem. To the best of our knowledge, it is unusual for Hb SC to be diagnosed postmortem in adults. This case suggests that sickle cell disorders should be ruled out in patients at risk for hemoglobinopathy in the presence of signs and symptoms compatible with the disease, irrespective of age.
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- S K Ballas
- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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50 speech-language pathologists and 50 audiologists working in medical settings were surveyed on 17 items of knowledge about sickle cell disease. Their lack of specific knowledge, especially in relation to the disease's effects on communication, is cause for concern and calls for further education.
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- B Gentry
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
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Dorticós-Balea A, Martin-Ruiz M, Hechevarria-Fernández P, Robaina-Castellanos MS, Rodriguez-Blanco M, Moras-Bracero F, Granda Ibarra H. Reproductive behaviour of couples at risk for sickle cell disease in Cuba: a follow-up study. Prenat Diagn 1997; 17:737-42. [PMID: 9267897 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199708)17:8<737::aid-pd137>3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Three hundred and forty-three Cuban women at risk of having children with sickle cell anaemia or sickle cell-haemoglobin C disease were interviewed 2-8 years after the index pregnancy (that in which their risk was detected). The aim was to collect information on their attitude towards prenatal diagnosis in subsequent pregnancies. Twenty-two per cent (75/343) had dissolved their marriage and 9 per cent of these (7/75) considered that their at-risk status had influenced the separation. Sixty-three per cent of stable couples at risk (168/268) had decided to have no further children; 27 per cent of these (45/168) were afraid of having an affected child and 4 per cent (7/168) were afraid of the obstetric procedure. Nineteen per cent of the stable couples at risk (52/268) had had at least one further child or pregnancy. Of these, 44 per cent (23/52) requested prenatal diagnosis early and spontaneously, and a further 44 per cent (23/52) requested prenatal diagnosis but after re-identification by screening and recounselling. Only 12 per cent (6/52) did not request prenatal diagnosis. Attitude towards prenatal diagnosis was most positive among more educated women. The general perception of the prevention programme was good.
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- A Dorticós-Balea
- National Centre of Medical Genetics, Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, Playa, La Habana, Cuba
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The Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program has been in effect for 20 years. During the past 6 years, samples were distributed for screening, investigation, and identification of hemoglobinopathies to test laboratory proficiency. Six samples for hemoglobin (Hb) S screening were distributed to from 37 to 163 laboratories that perform screening tests for sickle cell disease, and 10 samples were distributed to from 52 to 71 laboratories that perform Hb electrophoresis. Assessment of unacceptable results was based on clinical significance of the errors; educational follow-up was implemented to address these results. Most participants demonstrated acceptable performance. The error rates for sickle cell screening were 2.7% to 19.7%; the poorest performance was noted for Hb SC disease. The error rates for Hb electrophoresis were 1.4% to 36.8%; the poorest performance was noted in the investigation of Hb H disease and alpha-thalassemia trait. Improved survey performance was observed in the screening for Hb S trait and in the investigation of Hb H disease, which illustrates the benefits of proficiency testing and its positive effect on laboratory services.
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- J Lafferty
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Children comprised 52% of patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Types of Sickle Cell Disease encountered were SS (92.7%). SB thalassaemia (6.7%) and SD disease (0.7%). The disease was widespread in almost all castes and communities in the society; largest number of patients (20%) belonging to scheduled castes and only 1.4% were from scheduled tribes. Maximum number of cases were in the age group 2-4 and 4-6 years, many of whom died around this age. Besides attacks of pain, jaundice and anemia, frequent attacks of fever with anemia or only anemia in childhood were a predominant presenting feature. Splenic sequestration was frequent (10.1%). The patients usually had a steady state hemoglobin level of 6-10 g/dl, with which they thrived well. Fetal hemoglobin was 5-30%. Blood transfusion was not a frequent requirement, but prophylactic long acting penicillin was helpful in preventing frequency of crisis.
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- B C Kar
- Department of Medical Aid and Research Center, Burla, Orissa
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Twenty-one consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) were compared with 29 consecutive open cholecystectomies (OC). Sickle-cell disease (SCD) was the most common reason for cholecystectomy in both groups. The average length of operative time for LC was significantly longer than that of OC (P=0.0149). In 1 patient there was conversion from LC to OC due to severe adhesions. Common bile duct (CBD) stones were diagnosed in 8 (27.6%) of the OC group; in 4 of them the diagnosis was made preoperatively by ultrasound, in 4 by intraoperative cholangiogram. All 8 patients required CBD exploration, and 2 had additional transduodenal sphincteroplasties. In the LC group 5 patients (23.8%) had CBD stones. All had (ERCP) endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography sphincterotomy, and stone extraction followed by LC. ERCP is a necessary adjunct to treatment if LC is to be contemplated. Six patients in the OC group developed complications, while only 4 patients in the LC group developed minor complications. The length of hospitalization after LC was significantly shorter than after OC (P=0.0150). LC is the procedure of choice in the management of cholelithiasis in children, especially those with SCD.
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- A H Al-Salem
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia
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The sickle cell hemoglobinopathy is a major public health problem which causes high morbidity and mortality in India. Although the hematological and clinical profile of the patients is extensively studies. The reproductive outcome of mothers afflicted with sickle cell trait and disease is still unknown in India. In a retrospective study, we have examined the reproductive profile of 190 mothers afflicted with sickle cell, attending Medical Out-Patient Department at V.S.S. Medical College Hospital, Burla in Western Orissa, India during the year 1991-1992. Seventy-three mothers who were found normal after medical examination and were free from hemoglobinopathic disorders, anemia, jaundice, iron deficiency, etc. constituted the control group and 66 mothers with sickle cell trait and 51 with sickle cell disease formed the study group. The reproductive history was recorded for number of conceptions, fate of offspring, live birth, surviving children and childhood mortality. Hematological investigations and hemoglobin electrophoresis were done as per the standard procedure. There was no difference in mean number of livebirths per mother between controls and sickle cell trait mothers. But between the controls and sickle cell homozygotes (p < 0.01), and sickle cell trait and disease (p < 0.01) mothers, this mean number was significant. For abortions/miscarriages, the difference between controls and sickle cell homozygotes (p < 0.001), and sickle cell trait and disease (p < 0.01) mothers was highly significant. The number of stillbirths per mother in homozygous sickle cell mothers was higher (p < 0.01) as compared to controls. There were significantly higher childhood deaths in sickle cell trait (p < 0.05) and disease (p < 0.05) mothers than in the controls. It seems that the sickle cell heterozygote and hemoglobin E heterozygote mothers are genetically better fit than the sickle cell homozygotes. Further, the sickle cell disease is clinically severer than the hemoglobin E disease in India probably due to molecular diversity.
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- R S Balgir
- Division of Human Genetics, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhabaneswar, Orissa
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Rosse WF. New views of sickle cell disease. N C Med J 1997; 58:62-6. [PMID: 9019117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- W F Rosse
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham 27710, USA
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Three adult patients with factitious acute sickle cell painful episodes are presented and the literature is reviewed. The prevalence of this disorder among patients with sickle cell disease in our program was found to be about 0.9%. The patients described to date were all young adults who demonstrated pathological lying (pseudologico fantastico) and most of them had an underlying authentic medical illness to which the feigned signs and symptoms of sickle cell disease were added, thus making the diagnosis more plausible. It is recommended that all patients who present themselves with the signs and symptoms of sickle cell painful episodes be carefully studied in order to confirm the diagnosis.
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- S K Ballas
- Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Acute splenic sequestration, a well recognized complication of the various sickle cell syndromes, is characterized by increasing splenomegaly and a sudden fall in hemoglobin concentration. In this article, the authors describe a 21-year-old woman with previously undiagnosed hemoglobin SC disease whose initial presentation was that of acute, severe splenic sequestration. Despite the severity of her illness, prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy led to a complete recovery. The splenic sequestration in this case was apparently exacerbated by a recent hepatitis B infection. To date, this presentation of hemoglobin SC disease has not been described in the medical literature.
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- S H Shao
- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, USA
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Goldstein LJ, Strenger R, King TC, Le SC, Rogers BB. Retrospective diagnosis of sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease and parvovirus infection by molecular DNA analysis of postmortem tissue. Hum Pathol 1995; 26:1375-8. [PMID: 8522312 DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A previously healthy 30-year-old African-American woman presented with a history of sickle cell trait and a nonspecific prodromal illness with severe bone pain. She experienced rapid clinical deterioration with seizures and cardiorespiratory arrest leading to death. Autopsy showed necrotic bone marrow with extensive bone marrow emboli. Parvovirus infection was documented by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) although diagnostic intranuclear inclusions or giant pronormoblasts were not present. The diagnosis of sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease (hemoglobin SC disease) was also established postmortem by DNA sequencing of PCR products. This case illustrates the use and versatility of PCR for analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded autopsy tissue.
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- L J Goldstein
- Department of Pathology, Miriam Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02906, USA
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Kidd J, Batisky DL. Index of suspicion. Case 1. Toxocara canis and Ascaris infection with lead poisoning. Pediatr Rev 1995; 16:433, 434. [PMID: 8539194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- J Kidd
- University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, USA
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