Sickle Cell Disease
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Painful "crises" result, with symptoms depending on the site affected...if the brain is affected. Lung infections resulting from the...red blood cells) and such symptoms as fatigue, jaundice, and...Hydroxyurea, formerly used as a cancer treatment, has been helpful...