RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sickle cell disease: A primary care update
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 19
OP 27
DO 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18051
VO 87
IS 1
A1 Grace Onimoe
A1 Seth Rotz
YR 2020
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/1/19.abstract
AB Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hemoglobinopathy in the United States and causes significant disease-related morbidity including multiorgan damage, chronic anemia, and debilitating pain crises. Primary care physicians play a key role in the medical home model of care for adults with SCD. This review focuses on current recommendations for health maintenance and provides a brief summary of disease complications and current updates.