Abstract
SCD is a major health problem requiring lifelong multidisciplinary care to manage the wide range of medical and social consequences. A number of new approaches offer the potential to have an impact on the natural history of this disease.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications
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Anemia, Sickle Cell / diagnosis
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Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy*
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Antisickling Agents / therapeutic use
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Blood Transfusion
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Female
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Humans
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Hydroxyurea / therapeutic use
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Thalassemia / complications
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Antisickling Agents
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Hydroxyurea