Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia

Complications list for Sickle Cell Anemia:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Sickle Cell Anemia includes:

• Anemia
• Chronic anemia
• Painful crisis (see Pain)
• Retina damage (see Retina symptoms)
• Vision loss
• Jaundice
• Spleen damage (see Spleen symptoms)
• Spleen enlargement
• Recurrent infections
• Pneumococcal infections
• Pneumonia - more common
• Recurrent pneumonia (type of Pneumonia)
• Stroke - especially in children.
• Acute chest syndrome (see Chest pain) - pneumonia-like complication with symptoms chest pain of fever and chest pain.
• Chest pain
• Back pain
• Gallstones
• Joint damage (see Joint symptoms)
• Hip joint damage (see Hip symptoms)
• Leg ulcers
• Blood vessel blockages
• Organ damage
• Nerve complications (see Nerve symptoms)
• Lung complications (see Lung symptoms)
• Heart complications
• Kidney complications (see Kidney symptoms)
• Stroke
• Bone deformity (see Bone changes)
• Sepsis
• Sickle cell crisis
• Splenic sequestration
• Dactylitis
• Leg sores
• Paresis
• Respiratory distress
• Reduced red blood cell count
• Priapism
• Blindness
• Pain crisis

See also the symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Anemia: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Sickle Cell Anemia from the Diseases Database include:

• Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
• Aseptic necrosis of bone
• Hepatic failure
• Haemoglobinopathy
• Arthropathy
• Interstitial nephritis
• Leptocytes
• Cholelithiasis
• Dactylitis
• Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic
• Red cell production reduced
• Splenic infarction
• Intrauterine growth retardation
• Angioid streaks
• Miscarriage
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Glomerulonephritis
• Sickle cell crisis (abdominal / sequestration)
• Sickle cell crisis (thrombotic)
• Chest pain
• Thrombophilia
• Retinal neovascularization
• Hyperkalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
• Hyposplenism
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate low
• Delayed puberty
• Priapism
• Sickle cell crisis (aplastic)
• Leuconychia
• Splenomegaly
• Perinatal morbidity
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Bone lysis
• Haematuria
• Cerebrovascular accident
• Intrauterine death
• Renal failure
• Immune deficiency
• Skin ulceration
• Short stature
• Diabetes insipidus, non-nephrogenic
• Hepatocellular jaundice
• Bone pain
• Papillary necrosis
• Abdominal pain

See also the symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Anemia: Introduction.

Sickle Cell Anemia Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Folic acid deficiency anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Iron deficiency anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Pernicious anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Sideroblastic anemias
• Signs and symptoms - Sickle cell anemia
• Signs and Symptoms - Sickle cell crisis
• Signs and symptoms - Aplastic anemias
• Signs and symptoms - Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Signs and symptoms - Folic acid deficiency anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Iron deficiency anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Pernicious anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Sideroblastic anemias
• Signs and symptoms - Sickle cell anemia
• Signs and symptoms - Aplastic and hypoplastic anemias
• Signs and symptoms - Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome
• Anemia of Chronic Disease - signs & symptoms - Anemia of Chronic Disease

Sickle Cell Anemia as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Sickle Cell Anemia as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Sickle Cell Anemia.

About complications:

Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Sickle Cell Anemia. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia and complications of Sickle Cell Anemia is unclear or arbitrary.

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