Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Category - Podiatry Part II

Which of the following disorders is often the earliest clinical syndrome seen in children who have sickle cell anemia?
  1. Hand and foot disease
  2. Acute sickle dactylitis
  3. Rickets
  4. Paget’s bone disease
Explanation
Answer − B − The disorder that is often the earliest clinical syndrome seen in children with sickle cell anemia is acute sickle dactylitis. Also called as hand-foot syndrome, it is often the earliest clinical syndrome seen in children with sickle cell anemia. There is painful, symmetrical swelling of the hands and feet.
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