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- Scope Note for: Anemia, Sickle Cell
- MeSH HEADING: ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL
- SCOPE: A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.
- NOTE: PL 92-294: Natl Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act; sickle cell dis goes here unless specifically HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE or HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE or SICKLE CELL TRAIT or THALASSEMIA; /drug ther: consider also ANTISICKLING AGENTS
- YEAR of ENTRY: 91(75)
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- See Related:
- ANTISICKLING AGENTS
- Used For:
- hemoglobin s disease
- sickle cell anemia
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