Sickle cell disease can cause other health problems. ... It can come in sudden, intense attacks, called a crisis or an episode. ... The drug hydroxyurea also can help prevent acute chest syndrome.

Vaso-occlusive crisis (acute painful crisis): Lack of circulation causes intense pain. Acute chest syndrome: Sickle cells block blood flow in your lungs. Symptoms of a sickle cell crisis include: ...

Acute chest syndrome: This type can occur when the small blood vessels of the lungs become blocked by sickle-shaped red blood cells. It can cause shortness of breath, low oxygen levels, and it can ...

Sickle cell disease affects thousands of Indian children, yet its most dangerous complications often go unnoticed. Experts ...

If you manage your condition, you can live a full, active life with sickle cell disease. Follow tips for a healthy lifestyle that can help reduce your chances of pain.

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) refers to the sudden onset of respiratory symptoms that can occur with SCD. It is a life threatening complication of SCD that occurs when sickle-shaped RBCs block blood ...

Sickle cell disease has not only impacted Alfa physically, but it has also impacted her mentally. A 2017 study showed that almost 40% of adults with SCD experience depression.

Udeze C, Evans K, Yang Y, et al. Economic burden of managing patients with sickle cell disease with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises in the United States. Poster presented at: AMCP Nexus; October ...

From 2017-2021, Cali experienced the following complications due to sickle cell include: Splenic sequestration, Multiple pain crises, Dactylitis, Acute chest syndrome, Extreme constipation, Kidney ...

Modern medicine is one step closer to potentially curing sickle cell disease. On the heels of the U.K.'s authorizing the world’s first gene-edited treatment for sickle cell disease on Nov. 16 ...

VALHALLA — At age 8, Hanif Mouehla lay unconscious, intubated in Maria Fareri Children's Hospital as his small body fought through another sickle cell crisis. Now 17, Mouehla is heading to Harvard.