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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms, Complications, and Treatments

Sickle Cell Disease is caused by inheriting a sickle hemoglobin gene, leading to reduced red blood cells and symptoms like shortness of breath, dizziness, and jaundice. It can result in severe complications such as hand-foot syndrome, infections, stroke, and multiple organ failure. Although there is no cure, treatments are available to manage symptoms and prevent complications, including pain management, hydroxyurea, and potential gene therapy. Seek guidance from healthcare professionals for personalized care.

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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms, Complications, and Treatments

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  1. Sickle Cell Disease Kelsey Jarzembowski

  2. If your red blood cells don't contain enough hemoglobin. • Your blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells. • Inherit a sickle hemoglobin gene from one parent and a normal gene from the other parent have a condition called sickle cell trait. Causes

  3. Shortness of breath • Dizziness • Headaches • Coldness in the hands and feet • Paler than normal skin or mucous membranes (the tissue that lines your nose, mouth, and other organs and body cavities) • Jaundice (a yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes) Signs

  4. Shortness of breath • Dizziness • Headaches • Coldness in the hands and feet • Paler than normal skin or mucous membranes (the tissue that lines your nose, mouth, and other organs and body cavities) • Jaundice (a yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes) Symptoms

  5. Hand-Foot Syndrome • Splenic Crisis • Infections • Acute Chest Syndrome • Pulmonary Hypertension • Stroke • Eye Problems • Gallstones • Ulcers on the Legs • Multiple Organ Failure Complications

  6. No cure, but things to relieve symptoms and treat complications. • Treating Pain • Medicines and fluids • Hydroxyurea • Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant • Gene Therapy • New medicines Treatments

  7. Ask Dr. Nesmith Living with

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