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.

Vascular dilatation

Abnormal outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of an atery, vein or the heart.


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PMID (PMCID)
25402607
 MALE
The reduction corporoplasty: the answer to the improbable urologic question "can you make my penis smaller?".
Martinez DR, Manimala NJ, Rafiei A, Hakky TS, Yang C, Carrion R.
J Sex Med. 2015;12(3):835-9.
Aneurysmal dilatation of the corpora cavernosa can occur because of recurrent priapism in the setting of sickle cell disease.
18603711
 MALE Adult
Sickle cell hepatopathy.
Bandyopadhyay R, Bandyopadhyay SK, Dutta A.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2008;51(2):284-5.
We describe a 26-year-male with homozygous sickle cell disease who had this unique hepatic presentation and was documented to have characteristic findings of cholestasis, portal inflammation and sinusoidal dilatation on histopathology.