Sudden death in a case of sickle cell anemia: Post-mortem computed tomography and autopsy correlation from a radiologist's perspective

被引：2

作者：

Rashid, S. N. Abdul ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Krauskopf, A. ^{[1
]}

Vonlanthen, B. ^{[1
]}

Thali, M. J. ^{[1
]}

Ruder, T. D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, Inst Forens Med, Ctr Forens Imaging, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Radiol, Serdang 43400, Selangor Darul, Malaysia

[3] Hosp Kuala Lumpur, Natl Inst Forens Med, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

来源：

LEGAL MEDICINE | 2013年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

Sickle cell anemia; Acute hemolytic crisis; Post-mortem computed tomography; Autopsy;

D O I：

10.1016/j.legalmed.2013.01.003

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hemolytic disease characterized by the production of abnormal hemoglobin chains and distorted red blood cell morphology or sickling. "Sickle cell crisis" includes vaso-occlusive crisis, a plastic crisis, sequestration crisis, haemolytic crisis and often culminating in serious complications, organ damage and even sudden death. Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) findings of sickle cell disease have never been reported in literature. This case of sudden death from acute hemolytic crisis in SCA where post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) and autopsy findings complemented each other, both revealing findings invisible to the other and both crucial to the case. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：213 / 216

页数：4