[Extensive bone marrow necrosis and sickle cell disease]. / Complication rare de la drépanocytose: la nécrose médullaire étendue.

A 24-years old Gabonese women with sickle cell disease had a severe vaso-occlusive crisis, which was treated by exchange transfusion. Then, she developed an extended bone marrow necrosis and needed repeated blood transfusion. The aim of this article is to relate an rare sickle cell disease complication.