Tag Acute Chest Syndrome

Sickle Cell Disease and Fever

Sickle Cell Fever

Sickle Cell Disease is a terrible disease and can be associated with many complications that cause patients to present to the emergency department.  We have previously touched on several clinical issues related to sickle cell disease. We have covered Acute…

Acute Chest Syndrome

We have discussed previously (in Splenic Sequestration – Be a Spleen Detective!) how being vigilant for “badness” is paramount when caring for patients with sickle cell disease.  Often, the dreaded complications that we are taught to look for don’t present…