Question

Sickle cell anaemia: symptoms and treatment ​

Answer 1

symptoms

usually occurs around 5 months of age

Sickle cells break apart easily and die, leaving you with too few red blood cells. Red blood cells usually live for about 120 days before they need to be replaced. But sickle cells usually die in 10 to 20 days, leaving a shortage of red blood cells (anemia)

treatment Treatments might include medications and blood transfusions. For some children and teenagers, a stem cell transplant might cure the disease.

Answer 2

Sickle cell anaemia: its Symptoms and treatment

Sickle cell anaemia affects red blood cells. Normally red blood cells are round in its structure. But the RBC of a sickle cell anemic will be sickle cell shaped.

Symptoms:

The symptoms of a sickle cell anemic are:

• blood clots,
• sweating in hands and feet,
• decrease in blood cells,
• nerve pain,  
• life-threatening infections,
• pain lasting for few hours or few days.
• This can occur in babies as well. Symptoms of sickle cell anemia in babies include fussiness.

Treatment:

There is no perfect treatment for sickle cell anemia.  

The treatment of sickle cell anemia includes:

• Blood transfusion that improves transport of oxygen.
• Supplementary oxygen supply through mask.
• Immunization to prevent continues infections.