Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain, jaundice and tender hepatomegaly
 • Supportive with treatment of SCD crisis
Acute Hepatic sequestration:
 • Acute onset RUQ pain, hepatomegaly and anemia
 • Supportive with blood or exchange transfusion
Acute intrahepatic cholestasis:
 • Fever, RUQ pain rapidly progressing to acute liver failure
 • Supportive, exchange transfusion, correction of coagulopathy? Liver transplant

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 4 years ago
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