Myonecrosis in Sickle Cell Anemia—Overlooked and Underdiagnosed

Table 1

Reports of Sickle Cell Myonecrosis in medical literature.

Age (years)	Sex	Findings	CPK∗ (IU/L)	LDH⋀ (IU/L)	Muscles involved	Reference
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30	M	Pain swelling warmth tenderness	300	—	B/L deltoids, B/L quadriceps	2
22	M	Pain swelling warmth tenderness	—	—	B/L deltoids, B/L thighs	2
26	F	Pain swelling warmth tenderness	300	—	B/L thigh and knee	3
4	M	Pain swelling tenderness	—	—	Right thigh and knee	3
44	F	Pain swelling indurated contracture	—	—	B/L deltoids	4
36	M	Pain swelling indurated contracture	—	—	B/L quadriceps	4
26	M	Pain swelling induration	—	—	B/L quadriceps	4
30	M	Pain swelling indurated contracture	—	—	B/L thighs	5
42	F	Induration	Normal	—	Left elbow	6
24	M	Pain swelling warmth erythema	2140	592	Left leg	7
24	F	Pain swelling warmth erythema	644	—	B/L thighs	8
28	M	Pain swelling warmth	185	1164	Left thigh	9
28	F	Pain swelling induration	624	431	B/L deltoids, B/L triceps	Our case

∗CPK: Creatine Phospho-Kinase; ⋀ LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase.