DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2018.v06i12.005

Pages: 1017-1019

Sickle cell is a well-recognized and preventable genetic disorder. Although, extinct in some developed climes and persist in third world countries where its orthopedic manifestations poses a diagnostic dilemma. Its persistence may connote failure in our medical screening or societal misplaced belief regarding conjugal courtship. We extracted data from patient medical journal with clinical examination in the clinic and review of relevant literatures. The case was that of a twenty months old child who had orthopedic manifestation of sickle cell disorder but was misdiagnosed probably due to wrong genotype results from both parents at presentation. Sickle cell disorder should be considered in cases of atypical multifocal chronic osteomyelitis in Nigeria. Medical screening for sickle cell should be done with confirmation to avoid error.