Review Article

Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anaemia: A Pictorial Review

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(a) In111 WBC and Tc99m colloid scan images in a patient with sickle cell anaemia showing abnormal increased activity in the distal left humerus on the WBC scan (white arrows) consistent with osteomyelitis. (b) Note also that multiple photopenic areas in the splenic tissue, seen on both WBC and colloid images (thick white arrows) suggest multiple splenic infarcts.
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