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

Although sickle cell disease (SCD) is not as widespread in the Philippines compared to other populations, it is still worth ...

To boost awareness and early intervention, the Ministry of Health Family Welfare urges citizens to recognise the warning signs of a Sickle Cell Anaemia crisis — a genetic blood disorder that can lead ...

Acute chest syndrome hurts like hell and is the reason all sickle cell patients have to take chest pain seriously. Mistaking this syndrome for a pain crisis in the chest can have fatal consequences.

Acute chest syndrome causing lung damage. This is a medical emergency. Anemia. Blood clots. Painful swelling of hands and feet. Living with sickle cell disease. SCD is an ongoing (chronic) condition.

Sickle cell disease affects nearly 8 million people ... including strokes, kidney failure, blindness, prolonged and painful erections (called ... the excruciating acute chest syndrome. ...

Objective This study aims to identify lung ultrasound (LUS) findings associated with acute chest syndrome (ACS) at the time of admission and 24-48 h later, to compare these to chest radiography (CXR) ...

Editas Medicine's renizgamglogene autogedtemcel. Most patients who have received Editas Medicine's investigational gene-editing treatment for severe sickle cell disease, renizgamglogene autogedtemcel, ...

Complications of Sickle Cell Disease can include painful episodes (pain crises), stroke, acute chest syndrome, organ damage, infections, and kidney disease. Mr. Hafiz Adam, the Chief Director of the ...

It reduces the frequency of painful crises and acute chest syndrome and other complications of SCD that otherwise could be serious or even lethal, Pecker said. Lydia Pecker, MD ...

A sickle cell crisis can be painful, and it can be dangerous. Find out what causes it and how to prevent it from occurring. ... Acute chest syndrome: This type can occur when the small blood vessels ...