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Symptoms of sickle-cell disease include: | Symptoms of sickle-cell disease include: | ||
*[[Pain and nociception|pain]] | *[[Pain and nociception|Pain]] and/or [[bone pain]] | ||
*[[Dactylitis]] | *[[Dactylitis]] | ||
*[[Blurry vision]] | *[[Blurry vision]] | ||
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*[[aphasia|Speech deficits]] | *[[aphasia|Speech deficits]] | ||
*[[Gait disturbance]] | *[[Gait disturbance]] | ||
*Leg ulceration | *Leg ulceration | ||
*[[Jaundice]] | |||
===Acute chest crisis=== | ===Acute chest crisis=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
Symptoms of sickle-cell disease include mild pain in the arms an legs to severe pain from sickle cell crises and acute chest syndrome.
History
The location of vaso-occlusive episodes determines the types of symptoms a patient will experience. For example, vaso-occlusive crisis in the bones will cause bone pain. Bones, especially weight-bearing bones, are a common target of vaso-occlusive damage due to bone ischemia.
Symptoms
Symptoms of sickle-cell disease include:
- Pain and/or bone pain
- Dactylitis
- Blurry vision
- Persistent and painful erection
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Motor loss
- Speech deficits
- Gait disturbance
- Leg ulceration
- Jaundice
Acute chest crisis
In addition to the symptoms above, symptoms of acute chest crisis include:
- Fever
- Chest pain
- Labored breathing
- Fatigue
- [[Shortness of breath
- Pallor