Anemia, Sickle Cell - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Red cell exchange (RCE) is part of the management of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in patients with sickle cell disease. The study describes the indications and outcome of the procedure. PROCEDURE: We retrospectively reviewed 53 episodes of ... Read more...

Childhood and teenage stroke.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this manuscript is to review the various etiologies and to discuss the therapeutic issues in childhood stroke. METHODS: A PubMed search of literature pertaining to childhood stroke was conducted from 1983 to 2008 using ... Read more...

The excess burden of stroke in hospitalized adults with sickle cell disease.

30 Aug 2009 This report compares the relative rates and risk factors associated with stroke in adults versus children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the United States over the last decade. We identified incident strokes in patients with SCD using ICD-9 codes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anemia, Sickle Cell - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Erythrocytapheresis in children with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome. 29 Nov 2009
• Epidural abscesses in Africa. 29 Sep 2009
• Childhood and teenage stroke. 29 Sep 2009
• The systems biology-based argument for taking a bold step in chemoprophylaxis of sickle vasculopathy. 30 Aug 2009
• The excess burden of stroke in hospitalized adults with sickle cell disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Vasculopathy in sickle cell disease: Biology, pathophysiology, genetics, translational medicine, and new research directions. 30 Aug 2009
• Admission and length of stay due to painful vasoocclusive crisis in children. 30 Aug 2009
• Simultaneous acute splenic sequestration and transient aplastic crisis in children with sickle cell disease. 30 Aug 2009
• A randomized, controlled clinical trial of ketoprofen for sickle-cell disease vaso-occlusive crises in adults. 26 Aug 2009
• Cerebrovascular reserve capacity is impaired in patients with sickle cell disease. 19 Aug 2009
• G6PD Mediterranean S188F codon mutation is common among Saudi sickle cell patients and increases the risk of stroke. 30 Jul 2009
• [Major sickle cell anaemia and hypoacusia: about 112 cases in Yopougon, Côte d'Ivoire] 30 Jul 2009
• Stroke in sickle cell anemia: alternative etiologies. 30 Jul 2009
• Rationale for IL-1beta targeted therapy for ischemia-reperfusion induced pulmonary and other complications in sickle cell disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Inhaled carbon monoxide reduces leukocytosis in a murine model of sickle cell disease. 15 Jul 2009
• Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is not associated with cerebrovascular disease in children with sickle cell anemia. 14 Jul 2009
• Are children with homozygous sickle cell disease really at a disadvantage in the face of malaria? The malaria hypothesis revisited. 13 Jul 2009
• Malaria as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children with homozygous sickle cell disease on the coast of Kenya. 13 Jul 2009
• Treatment for avascular necrosis of bone in people with sickle cell disease. 6 Jul 2009
• Locations of osteomyelitis in children with sickle-cell disease at Tokoin teaching hospital (Togo). 30 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Anemia, Sickle Cell'

Definition: A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.

Descriptor UI: D000755

Alternative terms: Anemia, Sickle Cell; Hemoglobin S Disease; Disease, Hemoglobin S; Diseases, Hemoglobin S; Hemoglobin S Diseases; Sickle Cell Anemia; Anemias, Sickle Cell; Sickle Cell Anemias;

Related Mesh Headings: Antisickling Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C15.378.071.141.150.150; C15.378.420.155; C16.320.070.150; C16.320.365.155;

Technical Notes: PL 92-294: Natl Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act; sickle cell dis goes here unless specifically HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE or HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE or SICKLE CELL TRAIT or THALASSEMIA; /drug ther: consider also ANTISICKLING AGENTS