Three days later x-ray ... with the sickle-cell trait, can produce a sharply defined syndrome. The 2 cases reported above bring to 9 the total of such cases. Since all 11 cases of splenic ...

What Happens in Splenetic Sequestration? Sickle cell disease affects how children's bodies make hemoglobin. It’s an important part of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the rest of the body.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had an abdominal X-ray to check on ... If the spleen is removed or is nonfunctional (this is almost universal in adults with sickle cell disease, for example), then infections ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pitted cell counts and Howell-Jolly bodies may be effective biomarkers for splenic function in children with ...

According to the pathologist's report, “the most likely etiology for these splenic infarcts is a sickle cell crisis due to an underlying hemoglobinopathy.” Both patients underwent subsequent ...

1, arrow) consistent with acute splenic infarction. Results of a hypercoagulable work-up were normal. Electrophoresis revealed hemoglobin S at 40%, consistent with heterozygous sickle cell trait. The ...