Signs of Sickle Cell Anemia

Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia

The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources for Sickle Cell Anemia may include:

• Common early symptoms (usually seen first in infants):
  • Anemia
  • Fatigue
  • Pallor
  • Shortness of breath
  • Failure to thrive
  • Recurrent infections
  • Pneumococcal infections
• more symptoms...»

List of 81 Sickle Cell Anemia Symptoms

Note that Sickle Cell Anemia symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Sickle Cell Anemia signs may often refer to those signs that are only noticable by a doctor.

Signs or Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia:

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

SCA is characterized by episodes of pain, chronic hemolytic anemia and severe infections, usually beginning in early childhood. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NHLBI, Fact Sheet Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Anemia: NHLBI (Excerpt)

A painful crisis is a sudden attack of pain, which may be mild or extremely severe, often occurring in bones and joints in adults. For this study, which was limited to patients with moderately severe disease (at least 3 attacks/year), a crisis was a visit to a medical facility for pain not due to another disease, lasting at least 4 hours, and treated with injections of a narcotic pain-killer. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Fact Sheet Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Anemia: NHLBI)

More Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia:

More detailed symptom information may be found on the symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia article. In addition to the above medical information, to get a full picture of the possible signs or symptoms of this condition and also possibly the signs and symptoms of its related medical conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by:

• Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia
• Hidden causes of Sickle Cell Anemia
• Associated conditions for Sickle Cell Anemia
• Risk factors for Sickle Cell Anemia
• Related symptoms

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What are the signs of Sickle Cell Anemia?

The phrase "signs of Sickle Cell Anemia" should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word "symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia.

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Sickle Cell Anemia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Sickle Cell Anemia signs or Sickle Cell Anemia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Sickle Cell Anemia symptoms.

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