Water Sports and Sickle Cell Anemia

Letters and Corrections1 December 1986Water Sports and Sickle Cell AnemiaSCOTT J. RATNER, M.D., EDWARD A. ATHANASIANSCOTT J. RATNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD A. ATHANASIANSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-6-971_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Painful crisis is a significant cause of morbidity and, occasionally, mortality in the adult with sickle cell anemia. The recent popularity of "tubing" as a recreational activity has increased the potential for several new medical problems, as shown by the following case report.A 32-year-old black man with sickle cell disease and infrequent ( < 1/18 months) painful crises presented with severe bilateral knee pain. His recent health had been good, and his last painful crisis was over 2 years ago. On the day of admission, he had been tubing in upstate New York. Despite the ambient... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SCOTT J. RATNER, M.D.; EDWARD A. ATHANASIANAffiliations: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University New York, NY 10025 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDeterminants of severity in sickle cell diseasePresence of neuropathic pain as an underlying mechanism for pain associated with cold weather in patients with sickle cell diseaseClimatic and geographic temporal patterns of pain in the Multicenter Study of HydroxyureaPain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES projectTemperature changes, temperature extremes, and their relationship to emergency department visits and hospitalizations for sickle cell crisisPractical management of pain in sickling disorders.Cold water exposure and vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell anemiaThe Management of Pain in Sickle Cell DiseaseCorrection: Hemoglobin Level in Letter on Water Sports and Sickle Cell Anemia 1 December 1986Volume 105, Issue 6Page: 971-971KeywordsAnemiaKneesMorbidityMortalitySickle cell diseaseSports ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...