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Sickle cell crisis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prognosis

Watch out for acute chest syndrome. 

Note:

  • A third of sickle cell patients have an episode of acute chest syndrome over 10 years. Half of them have more than one b

 

Expiry date: May 2004
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Author    CM  Ball, RS Phillips
Reviewer   G   Serjeant
CAT Writer     CM  Ball, N  Shenker