Sickle cell anemia with perforated duodenal ulcer as a complication: when to suspect this rare entity?

Sickle cell anemia with perforated duodenal ulcer as a complication: when to suspect this rare entity?

ABSTRACT: Perforated duodenal peptic ulcers are often not considered when making a differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, especially in the context of sickle cell disease, and cases have not been frequently described in the literature. This study reports the case of a 14 year-old girl with sickle...

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Main Authors: Raquel Nascimento Lopes, MD, Marina Cristina Akuri, MD, Marília Ferreira Gomes da Silva, MD, Andrea Puchnick, PhD, Rodrigo Regacini, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell anemia
Peptic ulcer
Duodenal ulcer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321005100

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