%0 Journal Article
%T Pneumonia as a Sign of Sickle Cell Disease: About a Case with Review of the Literature
%A F¨¦lix Nguala Ngonde
%A Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila
%A Charles Bifu
%A Jacques Mbizi Kumbu
%A Patrick Marob Ndjock Sekele
%A Loukia Paizanos Aketi
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 8
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1111637
%X <strong>Background:</strong> Pulmonary infections including pneumonia during sickle cell disease are common and fall within the definition of acute chest syndrome. This clinical syndrome is defined by the association of a recent thoracic radiological abnormality with a clinical manifestation: chest pain, fever, or dyspnea. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is an observational, descriptive study of a special case discovered during a pediatric consultation at the university clinics of Kinshasa. Its presentation being a case not yet found at the university clinics makes its publication valuable. <strong>Result:</strong> We report the observation of an 8-year-old patient with hand-foot-mouth syndrome and 2 previous pneumonias, without any notion of parental consanguinity. On his physical examination, he presented crackling rales at the base of the right lung, O2 desaturation at 88% in open air. The emergency assessment revealed a hemoglobin level of 8 g/dl, a leukocytosis of 18,000/mm3, a leukocyte formula: N83%L12% M5%E0%B0%; C Reactive Protein at 48 mg/l. The thick film was negative. The chest X-ray (Front) revealed right basal lung disease of presumably infectious origin. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This work emphasizes the frequency of the occurrence of pneumonia and its potential seriousness in a little-known sickle cell patient.
%K Pneumonia
%K Sickle Cell Disease
%K Child
%K Kinshasa University Clinic
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6824556