Un mal di schiena ostinato
Emanuel is an 11-year-old boy of Ivorian descent, born and raised in Italy, who presented with recurrent migratory musculoskeletal pain. After excluding neurological and oncological conditions, his ethnic background and clinical course raised the suspicion of sickle cell disease. The diagnosis was later confirmed, with the disease manifesting through severe vaso-occlusive pain crises and bone infarctions.
Authors
- Giovanni Corsello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0218-8110)
- Flavia Di Noto
- Maria Laura La Torre
- Francesca Cardella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7219-392X)
- L. Napoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3357-6449)
- Giovan Battista Ruffo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-893X)
- Giada Marra
- Federico Lo Meo
- Giuseppe Dimartino
- Carla Gilotta
- Maddalena Allegra
Institutions
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medico e Bambino
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.53126/meb44325
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00