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Sickle cell crisis

Prevalence
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prognosis

Watch out for priapism. 

Note:

  • Roughly 40% of men with sickle cell anaemia have an episode of priapism in 1 year d
  • The majority of episodes do not require hospital treatment d

 

Expiry date: May 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author    CM  Ball, RS Phillips
Reviewer   G   Serjeant
CAT Writer     CM  Ball, N  Shenker