PEDIATRICS Vol. 31 No. 6 June 1963, pp. 975-982
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THE HAND-FOOT SYNDROME IN SICKLE-CELL DISEASE IN YOUNG CHILDREN

R. Janet Watson M.D.1, Henry Burko M.D.1, Hercules Megas M.D.1, and Margaret Robinson M.D.1

1 Departments of Pediatrics and Radiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn

Twenty Negro infants and young children with sickle-cell disease had crises characterized by painfully swollen hands and/or feet—the "hand-foot" syndrome. Usually within 7 to 14 days periosteal elevation and areas of bone destruction appeared in the metatarsals, metacarpals, and phalanges. The swelling subsided in about 1 to 3 weeks, and the roentgenographic changes in about 3 months. Thirty-two cases reported by other authors are reviewed.

Submitted on July 30, 1962
Accepted on November 10, 1962




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