Anemia, Sickle Cell

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A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.

Descriptor ID	D000755
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.141.150.150 C15.378.420.155 C16.320.070.150 C16.320.365.155
Concept/Terms	Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemias, Sickle Cell Sickle Cell Anemias Hemoglobin S Disease Disease, Hemoglobin S Hemoglobin S Diseases Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Disorders Cell Disorder, Sickle Cell Disorders, Sickle Sickle Cell Disorder Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S HbS Disease Sickle Cell Disease Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Diseases, Sickle Sickle Cell Diseases

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Anemia, Sickle Cell".

Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
Anemia [C15.378.071]
Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.071.141.150.150]
Hemoglobinopathies [C15.378.420]
Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.420.155]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.070.150]
Hemoglobinopathies [C16.320.365]
Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.365.155]

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Bar chart showing 313 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	6	0	6
1997	0	1	1
2000	2	0	2
2002	3	1	4
2003	6	1	7
2004	5	1	6
2005	2	1	3
2006	10	0	10
2007	4	1	5
2008	8	0	8
2009	8	0	8
2010	14	0	14
2011	10	2	12
2012	7	1	8
2013	17	1	18
2014	20	0	20
2015	15	0	15
2016	20	1	21
2017	15	1	16
2018	15	0	15
2019	13	0	13
2020	17	0	17
2021	22	0	22
2022	19	0	19
2023	20	0	20
2024	20	1	21
2025	2	0	2

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Wong JCY, Sivalingam MD, Griffin M, Magagna J, Momenaei B, Wakabayashi T, Ni RL, Wang KY, Ammar MJ, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y. SICKLE CELL RETINOPATHY LOST TO FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Retina. 2025 04 01; 45(4):756-764.

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Wade SA, Chen EY, Nandi P, Lanzkron SM, Burke AE, Pecker LH. Outcomes of procedures for abortions and early pregnancy loss among people with sickle cell disease: A single-center experience. J Natl Med Assoc. 2025 Feb; 117(1):25-31.

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Jonassaint CR, Lalama CM, Carroll CP, Badawy SM, Hamm ME, Stinson JN, Lalloo C, Saraf SL, Gordeuk VR, Cronin RM, Shah N, Lanzkron SM, Liles D, O'Brien JA, Trimnell C, Bailey L, Lawrence RH, Saint Jean L, DeBaun M, De Castro LM, Palermo TM, Abebe KZ. Digital cognitive behavioral therapy vs education for pain in adults with sickle cell disease. Blood Adv. 2024 Dec 24; 8(24):6257-6266.

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Khan NI, Coleman KD, Nimmer M, Brazauskas R, Brousseau DC. Children with sickle cell disease and fever but no respiratory symptoms: Is a chest x-ray needed? Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 89:75-77.

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Garneau WM, Lankiewicz MJ, Lesko CR, Lauriello AP, Gebo KA, Lanzkron SM. Clinical effects of dexamethasone among patients with sickle cell disease hospitalized with COVID-19: Outcomes from a single academic health system. PLoS One. 2024; 19(11):e0313289.

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Goldenberg M, Lanzkron S, Pecker LH. Late effects of hemopoietic stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease: monitoring and management. Expert Rev Hematol. 2024 Dec; 17(12):891-905.

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Jones JM, Wool J, Crowe EP, Bloch EM, Pecker LH, Lanzkron S. Longitudinal outcomes of chronically transfused adults with sickle cell disease and a history of childhood stroke. Transfusion. 2024 12; 64(12):2260-2269.

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O'Brien JA, Jonassaint CR, Parchuri E, Lalama CM, Badawy SM, Hamm ME, Stinson JN, Lalloo C, Carroll CP, Saraf SL, Gordeuk VR, Cronin RM, Shah N, Lanzkron SM, Liles D, Trimnell C, Bailey L, Lawrence R, Saint Jean L, DeBaun M, De Castro LM, Palermo TM, Abebe KZ. The use of abstract animations and a graphical body image for assessing pain outcomes among adults with sickle cell disease. J Pain. 2025 Jan; 26:104720.

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Anderson AR, Strouse JJ, Manwani D, Brandow AM, Vichinsky E, Campbell A, Leavey PJ, Nero A, Ibrahim IF, Field JJ, Baer A, Soto-Calderon H, Vincent L, Zhao Y, Santos JJS, Hensley SE, Mortier N, Lanzkron S, Neuberg D, Abrams CS. COVID-19 mRNA vaccination responses in individuals with sickle cell disease: an ASH RC Sickle Cell Research Network Study. Blood Adv. 2024 09 10; 8(17):4549-4553.

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Rohowetz LJ, Shaheen A, Magraner M, Flynn HW, Williams BK, Smiddy WE, Sridhar J, Russell JF, Townsend JH, Berrocal AM, Albini T, Yannuzzi NA. SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN CONCURRENT SICKLE CELL AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. Retina. 2024 09 01; 44(9):1560-1564.

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