A B S T R A C T BACKGROUNDSickle cell disease (SCD) is a part of the spectrum of sickle cell syndromes which occurs due to a genetic mutation causing substitution of glutamic acid to valine at the 6 th position of the β-globin chain. This can cause patients to present with a wide spectrum of crises including acute bone pain, pulmonary crises, vaso-occlusive crises, aplastic crises, and splenic crises. Central and western part of India harbours the majority of the sickle cell disease burden. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the clinical profile of patients with SCD who were admitted at a tertiary care hospital with sickle cell crisis.
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