Hemoglobin, Sickle

Artrite e osteomielite in età pediatrica: un esordio insidioso di drepanocitosi?

Di Marcoberardino F, Camelli V, Filice E, Stera G, De Agostini M, Mengozzi E, Guerra L, Ghizzi C

2026/2 — pag. 43-44 — DOI

This report describes the case of a 13-month-old boy presenting with fever, pain and functional limitation of the right elbow. Initial findings suggested septic arthritis and led to empirical antibiotic treatment. Subsequent diagnostic evaluation, wh...

Dolore e colore: tre neretti addolorati

2025/5 — pag. 292-295 — DOI

Lesioni ossee simmetriche e drepanocitosi

Franzone D, Chianucci B, Basso L, Guardo D, Bellini T, Piccotti E.

2023/6 — pag. 399-402 — DOI

An 8-year-old boy suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD) was admitted to emergency unit complaining of moderate-to-severe pain in his lower limbs. He received chronic transfusion therapy and hydroxyurea. Apparently, he had never experienced vaso-oc...

Un vaccino falcemico

Sambugaro D

2021/6 — pag. 394-394 — DOI

A case of a sickle cell crisis initially diagnosed as post vaccination arthritis is described. The author stresses the high specificity of acute dactylitis with respect to the diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia....

Anemia falciforme e sindrome toracica acuta

G. Graziani, J. Gencarelli, C. Lama, S. Brocchi, L. Biserna, C. Radice, F. Marchetti

2020/6 — pag. 392-394

Anemia falciforme e sindrome toracica acuta

G. Graziani, J. Gencarelli, C. Lama, S. Brocchi, L. Biserna, C. Radice, F. Marchetti

2020/6 — pag. 126-129 — DOI

La malattia drepanocitica in Pronto Soccorso

M. Casale, S. Perrotta, G. Russo, L. Sainati, R. Colombatti, G.L. Forni

2019/10 — pag. 639-644

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder observed at emergency units worldwide with more and more children being diagnosed with severe acute events. Emergency caregivers need to be aware of potentially life-threatening complications ...

La gestione condivisa ospedale-territorio del bambino con malattia drepanocitica

P. Samperi, R. Colombatti, E. Cannata, L. Sainati, G. Russo

2017/10 — pag. 629-635

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary autosomal disease of haemoglobin characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia, vaso-occlusive painful crisis, organ damage and increased susceptibility to infections. In recent years, the number of patients with s...

L’anemia che fa male

A. Bonadies, G. Rispoli

2017/7 — pag. 465-466

L’anemia che fa male

A. Bonadies, G. Rispoli

2017/7

L'anemia falciforme

M. Lazzerini, M. Rabusin

2006/4 — pag. 223-234

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most prevalent haemoglobinopathies in the world, being related to areas where malaria is or was endemic. In Italy the majority of patients still live in Sicily, where the overall HbS gene frequency is 2%. Domes...