TITLE:
Acute Soft Head Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease in Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia—Case Report and Review of the Literature
AUTHORS:
Zahra Z. Al Zahir, Alya Al Hajjaj
KEYWORDS:
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia, Acute Soft Head Syndrome, Sickle Cell Cephalohematoma
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Internal Medicine,
Vol.10 No.2,
May
7,
2020
ABSTRACT: Acute soft head syndrome or sickle cell cephalohematoma is not a common sequel or complication of Sickle cell disease (SCD). Here we describe a case report of a 15-year old Saudi male with sickle cell disease who presented with generalized vaso-occlusive crisis. 48 hours post admission, he developed generalized scalp swelling which is consistent with one of the rare complications of sickle cell disease, acute soft head syndrome. The patient was treated conservatively, without aspiration of the scalp swelling. This case draws attention that acute soft head syndrome should be one of the differential diagnoses of scalp pain and swelling in patients with sickle cell disease.