Sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemias are chronic hemolytic diseases that may induce three types of acute accidents: severe anemia, severe bacterial infections, and ischemic vasoocclusive accidents (VOA) caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells obstructing small blood vessels and capillaries. Many diverse complications can occur.

Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges.


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PMID (PMCID)
18035245
 FEMALE Adult
Case of moyamoya disease in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Sharfstein SR, Ahmed S, Islam MQ, Najjar MI, Ratushny V.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007;16(6):268-72.
Moyamoya syndrome is associated with meningitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, head trauma, head irradiation, brain tumor, von Recklinghausen's disease, tuberous sclerosis, Marfan syndrome, sickle cell anemia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and oral contraceptive use.
2402640
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Pneumococcal sepsis and meningitis in adults with sickle cell disease.
Olopoenia L, Frederick W, Greaves W, Adams R, Addo FE, Castro O.
South Med J. 1990;83(9):1002-4.
We report here the cases of six adults with sickle cell disease, pneumococcal sepsis, and meningitis.
2402640
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Pneumococcal sepsis and meningitis in adults with sickle cell disease.
Olopoenia L, Frederick W, Greaves W, Adams R, Addo FE, Castro O.
South Med J. 1990;83(9):1002-4.
Pneumococcal sepsis and meningitis are uncommon in adults with sickle cell disease, but they carry a high morbidity and mortality.
3230243
 FEMALE
Weber's syndrome.
Klopfer J, Umlauf PC.
J Am Optom Assoc. 1988;59(11):889-92.
We examined a young patient with sickle cell anemia and a history of spinal meningitis who presented with signs of Weber's syndrome.
3750399
 MALE Child
A fatal pneumococcal infection in a vaccinated 9-year-old child with sickle cell disease.
Babiker MA, Kambal AM, Chowdhury MN.
Trop Geogr Med. 1986;38(3):299-300.
A fatal case of pneumococcal septicaemia and meningitis is described in a vaccinated nine-year-old Saudi child with sickle cell disease.
3709097
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Manifestations of Kingella kingae infections in adults: resemblance to neisserial infections.
Toshniwal R, Draghi TC, Kocka FE, Kallick CA.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1986;5(1):81-5.
Kingella kingae caused acute meningitis in a patient with sickle cell anemia and in the second patient with alcoholic liver disease, sepsis with a petechial rash.