Sickle Cell Anemia in Adults: Avoiding Crises, Organ Damage

Currents15 June 1998Sickle Cell Anemia in Adults: Avoiding Crises, Organ DamageLaurie JonesLaurie JonesSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-12_Part_1-199806150-00040 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Patients with sickle cell anemia have, until recently, spent their short lives mostly under the care of pediatricians. Now that patients are living into their 40s and beyond, internists are more likely to see adults with sickle cell anemia. (Editor's Note: See Ann Intern Med. 1998; 128:882-4 for information on other childhood diseases being seen in adults.)The transition from pediatric care to adult care can be difficult for young adult patients. Adolescents are accustomed to their parents communicating with the physician and managing their day-to-day health care. As patients approach their 20s, that responsibility shifts from the parent to ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Laurie Jones PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExertional rhabdomyolysis and renal failure in patients with sickle cell trait: Is it time to change our approach? 15 June 1998Volume 128, Issue 12_Part_1Page: 1055-1056KeywordsAfrican American peopleAnemiaChildrenHematology and oncologyHemoglobinLungsMuscular dystrophiesSickle cell diseaseThoraxYoung adults ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 June 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...