13Y OLD FEMALE WITH SICKLE CELL CRISIS

 1st February 2022

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A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VOMITTINGS.

HOPI

She is second born child of parents married of 3rd degree consanguinity in 2009. All trimesters were uneventful. She was delivered through Caeserean section because of delayed labour pain with birth weight of 3kg.

Immusnized till date.

2012

She was asymmtomatic upto age of 3 years, then she developed high grade fever with cough and vomittings. She was diagnosed with Sickle cell anaemia. Sickling test positive and Electrophoresis showed HbS. Blood transfusion were given 1packet.

2013

She developed high grade fever, dry cough and cold. She was diagnosed with Bronchopneumonia. X-ray lower lobe consolidation.

2015

She had recurrent episodes of fever, cough , cold i.e Recurrent Bronchopneumonia- 6 episodes in 3years. Urine culture showed Klebsiella growth.

Blood transfusion till date 4 times.

2016

She developed fever, pain abdomen , myalgia and arthralgia. She improved on medications and thus was discharged.

2019

She came with stomach pain and vomittings. She was diagnosed to have Acute pancreatitis.

2022

She developed stomach pain last night which was sudden in onset, gradually progressive, pricking type in epigastrium, left hypochondrium, aggravates on walking.

She had 2episodes of vomitting- watery, non bilious, projectile. Dark coloured stools and dark urine.

No history of constipation, difficulty in swallowing, burning sensation.

She is immunized till date.

Since 2years she did not have any blood transfusion. Before that whenever she had fever, she was transfused blood after investigations.

All  developmental milestones achieved till date.




Pedigree chart







PAST HISTORY

Known case of Sickle cell Anemia.

History of Bronchopneumonia.

History of  8 PICU admissions.

Previous blood transfusions.

No history of Asthama, Thyroid Tuberculosis, Hypertension, Diabetes, Epilepsy.

TREATMENT HISTORY

Hydroxyurea 1000mg/day

Tab Pentid 600mg/day

Tab Folnite 5mg/day

Tab Sodamint

Tab Calcium 500mgBD

Tab Zevit OD

Tab Ecospirin 75mg at night

FAMILY HISTORY

Not significant

PERSONAL HISTORY

Appetite - Normal

Diet - Non vegetarian

Bladder and bowel movements - Regular

Sleep - Adequate

No known allergies 

No addictions.


GENERAL EXAMINATION:


Patient was conscious, coherent and cooperative. Well oriented to time, place and person.


Pallor present

Icterus present

Cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy, Pedal edema absent

 Height - 138cm

Weight - 35kg

Vitals

Temp: Febrile 

PR- 105Min    

RR- 24/Min

BP- 110/70 mmHg

Spo2 -99%at RA


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

P/A - Shape of abdomen- Normal. Umbilicus everted. No scars. On palpation - Soft, tender, liver palpable. Bowel sounds heard.

CVS- S1 S2 heard, no murmurs

RS- NVBS.

CNS- NFND

Tone, power and reflexes are normal.




















INVESTIGATIONS

Hb - 7.9gm/dl

TLC- 16,400

ESR - 20 min

Blood group - O positive

Total Bilirubin - 20.15

Direct Bilirubin -  14.13

SGOT - 170

SGPT - 180

ALP - 560

CRP negative

Serology - Negative

Amylase - 994

LDH - 543 

Blood urea - 13

Creatinine - 0.4

Electrolytes : Na 140, K 4.2 , Cl 101


Plueral tap 



PROBABLE DIAGNOSIS

VASO-OCCLUSIVE CRISIS in SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA

ACUTE PANCREATITIS

ARDS secondary to? Pnuemonia or? Pulmonary Infarction

PLUERAL EFFUSION secondary to? consolidation



TREATMENT 

IVF NS and DNS

Inj PAN 40mg/day

Inj OPTINUERON

Inj DICLO

DISCUSSION














https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12827657/#:~:text=Acute%20pancreatitis%20is%20rarely%20included,of%20microvessel%20occlusion%20causing%20ischemia.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5139833/




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