A 19-year-old male patient with sickle cell disease was hospitalized for left limb vaso-occlusive crisis pain management. During hospitalization, he developed fever, swelling, and pain in the lower right-hemiface (Fig. 1A), along with leukocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated C-reactive protein and a slight increase in hemolysis parameters without worsening of anemia.

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