SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle Cell Anemia

Introduction

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an incurable genetic disorder affecting the capability to produce healthy red blood cells, found in hemoglobin, which carry oxygen produced by the lungs to other cells of the body. In patients with SCD, hemoglobin cells cluster together to form sickle-shaped structures that block the circulation of oxygen-rich blood. Symptoms associated with SCD include anemia, fever, fatigue, breathlessness, rapid heart beat, susceptibility to infections, intensive bouts with pain, delayed growth, leg ulcers, and jaundice.

Sickle Cell Anemia: A Discussion

Satyen and Mehta (2006) mention chronic, life-threatening blood disorder affecting mostly Africans and African ...