Myonecrosis in a Sickle Cell-Diseased Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Reported cases of myonecrosis in sickle cell patients.

Age (years)	Sex	Findings	CPK (IU/L)	LDH⋀ (IU/L)	Muscles involved	Reference
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	10
27	M	Pain, swelling, erythema	—	689	Plantar muscles	11
30	M	Pain, swelling, warmth	—	—	Plantar muscles	(our case)

Abbreviations: CPK: Creatine Phospho-Kinase; ⋀ LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase, B/L: bilateral.