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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2022; 20(03): 231-234
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733937
Case Report

Multifocal Calvarial Infarction with Epidural Hemorrhage in a Patient with Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: A Case Report

Vishaal Gudla 
1   Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States
,
Thomas Presenza
1   Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States
,
Emily Scattergood
1   Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States
,
Jason Solomon
1   Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States
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Abstract

While primarily a hematologic disease, sickle cell anemia is notorious for its multisystemic manifestations, particularly in episodes of vaso-occlusive crisis. Multifocal acute calvarial infarction with associated epidural hemorrhage has rarely been reported in sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis. In this article, we reported a unique case of a 15-year-old male presenting with sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis and neuroimaging findings of multifocal calvarial bone infarction and epidural hemorrhage. Radiologists and clinicians should be cognizant of this rare complication of sickle cell anemia to ensure appropriate diagnosis and timely treatment.

Keywords

sickle cell anemia - vaso-occlusive crisis - bone infarction - epidural hematoma


Publication History

Received: 02 June 2021

Accepted: 09 July 2021

Article published online:
11 August 2021

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