Disease Details
| Sickle cell anemia | |
|---|---|
| Disease Type | Hematology |
| Description | Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disease in which the disorder occurs in the genes responsible for the formation of hemoglobin which causes the adhesion of these pellets within the minute blood vessels. Therefore less blood and oxygen flow to the body's organs and result in symptoms associated with crises in patients with sickle cell anemia including sever pain severe, shortness of breath and other . |
| Symptoms |
Symptoms usually begin after reaching the baby of the age of four months, including : - Frequent crises pain in different parts of the body as a place of red blood cells breakdown, such as red blood cells and blockage of blood: abdominal pain or arthritis or one of the parties . - Chronic anemia . - Frequent infections . - Symptoms of malnutrition, short stature and slow growth . - Deformities in the bones . - Drowsiness and fatigue . - Vision problems . |
| Treatments |
- Infected sickle cell anemia needs constant care to prevent the recurrence of complications and the deterioration of the health status . - During the crises of the patient is treated with pain associated with pain relievers and supply the infected body fluids . - To treat some cases the pain may respond to the use of painkillers pain, while other cases you need to use painkillers with a stronger effect, such as morphine and Almibreden and others, under medical supervision in hospital . - A drug used hydroxyl urea (Hydroxyurea) For some people with prophylaxis; to prevent the occurrence of crises, especially respiratory symptoms related to the mother chest and shortness of breath . - The treatment of anemia associated with the crises of blood transfusion to make up the shortfall . - Care should be taken to take routine vaccinations, especially for children with, as well as seasonal influenza vaccines annually as a vaccine to prevent infection . - It can be cultivated bone marrow to treat cases of sickle cell anemia . |
| Prevention |
- The patient is given folic acid pills to help treat anemia . - Patient should rest and avoid daily exposure to pressure . - Regular exercise can help you rest to reduce the chance of exposure to bouts of pain . - Continuously drinking adequate amounts of water; because dehydration may increase the situation worse - Avoid exposure to heat or extreme cold . |
