Department of Pediatrics, The Metrohealth Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Jan;87(1):19-27. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18051. Epub 2020 Jan 2.
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.
镰状细胞病(SCD)是美国最常见的血红蛋白病,可导致多器官损伤、慢性贫血和使人虚弱的疼痛危象等严重的与疾病相关的发病率。初级保健医生在 SCD 成人的医疗之家护理模式中发挥着关键作用。本综述重点介绍了目前的健康维护建议,并简要总结了疾病并发症和最新进展。