Thursday, April 24, 2008

Symptoms:

Symtoms that affect sufferers of Sickle Cell Disease are:

~Anemia-fatigue, pale skin and nails, jaundice, and shortness of breath.
~Sickle Cell Crisis- over whelming pain caused by the clumping of Sickled Cells in small vessels.
~Pain/Swelling in the feet.
~Damaged spleen
~Easily caught infections
~Chest pain
~Fever
~Delayed growth
~Strokes
~Weak retina (may lead to blindness)
~Piriapism
~Gallstones and symptoms associated with them.
~Leg ulcers
~High blood pressure
~Multiple organ failure (rare)

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