Bone Infarction of the Jaw with Regional Hematoma Collections: A Rare Complication in Sickle Cell Disease

Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro; Sofia Grilo; Carlos Escobar

doi:10.20344/amp.23141

Bone Infarction of the Jaw with Regional Hematoma Collections: A Rare Complication in Sickle Cell Disease

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Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro Pediatrics Department. Department of Children and Youth. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Amadora. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6930-9822
Sofia Grilo Pediatrics Department. Department of Children and Youth. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Amadora.
Carlos Escobar Pediatric Intensive and Special Care Unit. Department of Children and Youth. Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra. Amadora. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7350-3098

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23141

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Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications, Bone Diseases, Infarction, Mandible

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2025-07-24

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Castello-Branco Ribeiro L, Grilo S, Escobar C. Bone Infarction of the Jaw with Regional Hematoma Collections: A Rare Complication in Sickle Cell Disease. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];38(9):577-8. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/23141

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Vol. 38 No. 9 (2025): September

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