Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with sickle cell disease

Matthew Lyon; Justin Jeter; Richard Lottenberg

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.068

Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with sickle cell disease

Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Mar;33(3):481.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.068. Epub 2014 Aug 29.

Authors

Matthew Lyon¹, Justin Jeter², Richard Lottenberg³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
³ Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

PMID: 25256268
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.068

Abstract

We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 38-year-old patient with sickle cell anemia. This case highlights the limitations of non contrast computed tomography in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with sickle cell disease as well as the special needs of this patient population in addressing the treatment of stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
Humans
Male
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / therapy