Sickle-cell disease x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2] Shyam Patel [3]
Overview
An X-ray can be useful if a patient presents with pulmonary symptoms, which can be due to pneumonia or acute chest syndrome.
X ray findings
(Images shown below are courtesy of RadsWiki)
Patient #1: SCD patient with H shaped vertebrae
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H shaped vertebral bodies -
H shaped vertebral bodies -
H shaped vertebral bodies
Patient #1: SCD patient with H shaped vertebrae
