Sickle cell disease (SCD): systemic features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Sickle cell disease (SCD): systemic features. Anaemia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Haematological features
- Anaemia
Infective features
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Cardiorespiratory features
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Gastrointestinal features
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Orthopaedic features
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Vascular features
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Vestibulochochlear features
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Sickle retinopathy
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Renal features
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Emerging potential autoimmune associations
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Socioeconomic impact
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References
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- Dembélé AK, Toure BA, Sarro YS, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for sickle retinopathy in a sub-Saharan comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Rev Med Interne 2017; pii: S0248-8663(17)30033-4 (Epub ahead of print).
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