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Sickle Cell Disease and Pain: Is it all Vaso-occlusive Crises?
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PMID: 34008506.
Abstract
Acute pain is the main complication of sickle cell disease. Chronic and neuropathic pain may also be experienced but have not been formally described in Jamaican patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine their prevalence and characteristics, and to determine the common pain locations and modalities of management.