This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease. It reviews stroke, sepsis, splenic sequesteration, vaso-occlusive crisis, and acute chest syndrome. It was created by Genie Kwon, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Catherine Corriveau-Bourque, a pediatric hematologist at the University of Alberta.

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Related Content:

• Note: Sickle Cell Disease: Overview
• Podcast: Approach to Pediatric Anemia (Part 1)
• Case: Pallor in a 17 month old

References

1. Driscoll, M. C. (2007). Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatrics in Review, 28(7), 259-266. McCavit, T., & Desai, P. (2014).
2. Management of Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: A Pocket Guide for the Clinician. American Society of Hematology. Noronha, S., & Lanzkron, S. (2014).
3. Health Maintenance and Management of Chronic Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: A Pocket Guide for the Clinician. American Society of Hematology.