Sickle cell crisis

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• Causes

  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Dehydration
  • Bacterial infection
  • Acute hypoxia

• Effects

  • Splenic infarct
  • Pulmonary infarct
  • Haemolytic crisis
  • Avascular necrosis
  • Bone necrosis
  • Dactylitis
  • Priapism
  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Ischaemic hepatitis

• Treatments

  • Intravenous fluid
  • Opiate
  • Folic acid
  • Venesection

• Description

  • "vaso-occlusive crisis is caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells ."