Abstract
Drepanocytic anemia is an uncommon hereditary disease in Chile. The heterozygous state of drepanocytic anemia or "sickle trait" has a frequency of 8% among Afro-Americans. A small number of patients carrying hemoglobin S are homozygous, with clinical manifestations of hemolytic anemia and thrombotic disease. Sickle trait is usually asymptomatic. We report a 59-year-old male who presented an acute abdominal pain and dyspnea while staying at high altitude. Six days later, an angio CAT scan showed the presence of a subcapsular splenic hematoma that was managed conservatively. Sickle cell induction with sodium metabisulphite was positive. Hemoglobin electrophoresis confirmed the sickle trait.
Highlights
Drepanocytic anemia is an uncommon hereditary disease in Chile
We report a 59-year-old male who presented an acute abdominal pain and dyspnea while staying at high altitude
An angio CAT scan showed the presence of a subcapsular splenic hematoma that was managed conservatively
Summary
Drepanocytic anemia is an uncommon hereditary disease in Chile. The heterozygous state of drepanocytic anemia or “sickle trait” has a frequency of 8% among Afro-Americans. Hematoma subcapsular esplénico en paciente con rasgo falciforme - D. Ante el cuadro de síndrome esplénico, pese a ser una causa rara, fue estudiado para un posible rasgo falciforme con una prueba de inducción de drepanocitos con metabisulfito de sodio al 2%, que fue positiva (Figura 2A).
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