TY - JOUR T1 - Sickle cell disease: A primary care update JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 19 LP - 27 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18051 VL - 87 IS - 1 AU - Grace Onimoe AU - Seth Rotz Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/1/19.abstract N2 - 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. ER -