Vascular occlusion in sickle cell disease: current concepts and unanswered questions.
1991
R B Francis, and
C S Johnson
Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D004617
Embolism
Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.
Embolus,Embolisms
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000755
Anemia, Sickle Cell
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.
Hemoglobin S Disease,HbS Disease,Sickle Cell Anemia,Sickle Cell Disease,Sickle Cell Disorders,Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S,Anemias, Sickle Cell,Cell Disease, Sickle,Cell Diseases, Sickle,Cell Disorder, Sickle,Cell Disorders, Sickle,Disease, Hemoglobin S,Hemoglobin S Diseases,Sickle Cell Anemias,Sickle Cell Diseases,Sickle Cell Disorder
D013927
Thrombosis
Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS.
Pathological processes involving any of the BLOOD VESSELS in the cardiac or peripheral circulation. They include diseases of ARTERIES; VEINS; and rest of the vasculature system in the body.