Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a chronic haemoglobinopathy that can affect many organs in the body including gastrointestinal tract. However, colonic involvement is very rare and usually in the form of ischemic colitis. We are reporting an 11-year-old Saudi girl with SCA who presented with persistent d...

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Main Authors: Khaled Alqoaer, Mohammed M. Ahmed, Efteraj S. Alhowaiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/732785
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spelling doaj-5a975194243744a2a3376fe4415b2e332020-11-25T00:10:17ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112014-01-01201410.1155/2014/732785732785Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell AnemiaKhaled Alqoaer0Mohammed M. Ahmed1Efteraj S. Alhowaiti2Pediatric Department, Prince Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Tabuk 71411, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, Prince Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Tabuk 71411, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Department, Prince Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Tabuk 71411, Saudi ArabiaSickle cell anemia (SCA) is a chronic haemoglobinopathy that can affect many organs in the body including gastrointestinal tract. However, colonic involvement is very rare and usually in the form of ischemic colitis. We are reporting an 11-year-old Saudi girl with SCA who presented with persistent diarrhea and was found to have inflammaftory bowel disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/732785
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author Khaled Alqoaer
Mohammed M. Ahmed
Efteraj S. Alhowaiti
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Mohammed M. Ahmed
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
Case Reports in Pediatrics
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Mohammed M. Ahmed
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title Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
title_short Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
title_full Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
title_fullStr Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia
title_sort inflammatory bowel disease in a child with sickle cell anemia
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pediatrics
issn 2090-6803
2090-6811
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a chronic haemoglobinopathy that can affect many organs in the body including gastrointestinal tract. However, colonic involvement is very rare and usually in the form of ischemic colitis. We are reporting an 11-year-old Saudi girl with SCA who presented with persistent diarrhea and was found to have inflammaftory bowel disease.
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