Leg ulcer, pulmonary hypertension and silent cerebral infarct in two patients with sickle cell disease

SERARSLAN G., Melek I. M., Akgül F., SERARSLAN Y., Duman T.

Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.89-91, 2006 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-91
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Leg ulcer, Pulmonary hypertension, Sickle cell disease, Silent cerebral infarct
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sickle cell disease is an inherited hemoglobinopathy and polymerization of deoxygenated HbS lead to clinical manifestations of the disease. The stroke rate in sickle cell disease patients with silent cerebral infarct is 14-fold higher than in those with normal MRI. We present two patients of sickle cell disease with leg ulcer, pulmonary hypertension and silent cerebral infarct and the only symptom was the leg ulcer.