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Outpatient arthroscopic knee surgery carries with it certain risk factors similar to those accompanying other major knee procedures. These risks may be related to the complexity of the procedure, exposure to anesthesia, or risk factors from previous medical history. Two cases of acute pulmonary
A novel deletion of at least 26 kilobase of DNA, including both alpha-globin genes, the psi alpha- and psi zeta-globin genes, but sparing the functional zeta-gene was found in a 10-year-old black boy with HbH disease and sickle cell trait. This particular deletion has not previously been described
An 8-year-old black boy with sickle cell trait struck his left brow and globe on the edge of a table and had immediate blurring of vision. Six days later visual acuity was light projection, and traumatic iritis with secondary glaucoma and perimacular edema were present. Fluorescein angiography
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether Sickle cell trait (SCT) is associated with an increased severity of diabetic retinopathy.
METHODS
This was a single center retrospective study case control study of 100 eyes of 100 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) with SCT (SCT group) and 100 eyes of 100
OBJECTIVE
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often present with abdominal pain, usually attributed to vaso-occlusive crisis, but not rarely, it may be caused by other surgical conditions. Acute appendicitis although common in patients with SCD, it is rare and has a rapid course with a high
Sickle cell disease is the most common hemoglobinopathy. Homozygous patients are prone to vaso-occlusive crises. A 19-year-old male patient with the homozygous sickle cell trait was admitted to the hospital due to a sickle cell crisis. During his admission he developed a left periorbital edema. The
In response to questions about the safety of ephedra-based dietary products, ephedra-free products are now available. Many contain synephrine, a sympathomimetic amine with structural similarities to ephedra. We present a 22-year-old, previously healthy, African American male with sickle cell trait
OBJECTIVE
To assess current rates of complications of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), particularly cerebral edema, in a large tertiary-care pediatric hospital with a consistent management protocol.
METHODS
We report our single-center retrospective experience with 3712 admissions with DKA in 1999-2011.
BACKGROUND
Recurrent priapism secondary to sickle cell trait in an African-American male has been reported in the literature. A common treatment for these low-flow priapism cases is aspiration and injection of the corpus cavernosum with a sympathomimetic agent. We report a rare complication not