Cutaneous Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is an inherited erythrocyte disorder affecting multiple organ systems. As individuals are living well into middle age due to advances in diagnosis and treatment, further disease-related complications are being recognized. This article reviews the cutaneous manifestations of sickle cell disease including leg ulcers and acquired pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

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H. Jones, M. Blinder and M. Anadkat, "Cutaneous Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease," Open Journal of Blood Diseases, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013, pp. 94-99. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2013.33019.

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