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Renal complications of sickle cell disease:
Sickle cell disease can hit each organ in the body hard that organ damage may be irreversible: the kidney is no exception. Renal complications of sickle cell disease are vast.…
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Chronic pain in sickle cell disease: Here are the management recommendations.
In the previous article, we have summarized the chronic complications of sickle cell disease. We look at each of them as well as the recommendations of their management. Any pain…
A brief look at multisystem organ failure as an acute complication in sickle cell disease; recommendations included.
Several days after a patient has been hospitalized and treated for a vaso-occlusive crisis, with their pain, improving, they develop acute respiratory failure, liver failure +/- acute renal failure, in…
FEVER IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE: Recommendations for management
Fever is one of the most common symptoms that people with SCD report. People living with sickle cell disease, in particular, sickle cell anaemia have a staggeringly high risk to…
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PRIAPISM IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE: You need to act fast; Recommendations
Priapism at any encounter is a medical emergency that if we do not take action early, impotence becomes an inevitable misfortune. Amongst the common acute complications of sickle cell disease…
Acute ocular complications in sickle cell disease are always medical emergencies: Prompt management is crucial.
Acute ocular complications in sickle cell disease are medical emergencies that warrant prompt and aggressive management to preserve vision. These may arise following trauma, infection, or vaso-occlusive episodes. It may…
Acute stroke in sickle cell anaemia is the most devastating complication of the disease.
Acute Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease: Guidelines for its management and recurrence prevention.
Among the acute complications of sickle cell disease, acute stroke is the most devastating one. About 10% of children with the genotype HbSS will develop overt stroke, in the absence…
Acute Chest Syndrome: another acute complication of sickle cell disease: Recommendations you ought to know.
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), being the second most cause of hospitalization as well as the commonest cause of…
Let’s talk about splenic sequestration, another acute complication of sickle cell disease: Recommendations
Splenic sequestration is a vital cause of acute anaemia in people living with sickle cell disease. We define it as sudden enlargement of the spleen coupled with a decline in…
You will transfuse almost all patients with acute anaemia of sickle cell disease.
Let’s talk about acute anaemia in sickle cell disease: Recommendations that benefit.
Without a doubt, almost all people living with sickle cell disease have chronic anaemia - the haemoglobin levels at baseline vary from one individual to another. Acute anaemia is not…