Sickle Cell Disease :
Sickle cell disease is one of the most common blood disorders affecting red blood cells. The protein hemoglobin in the blood will be abnormal and red blood cells will be abnormally shaped in this disease. Sickle cell disease is a genetically inherited disease. Due to low hemoglobin in the blood and sickle shaped red blood cells, there is low oxygen delivery to the tissues. Sickle cell disease causes the blood cells to break down quickly than normal cells, resulting in sickle cell anemia. The symptoms of this disease are fatigue, pain, swelling, growth and development is delayed, and jaundice is also seen. The diagnostic tests are complete blood count and hemoglobin electrophoresis. The treatment options for sickle cell disease are prevention of infection, managing the pain, transfusion of blood, transplantation of bone marrow, and medications. The complications that are associated with sickle cell disease are increased infections, severe pain, anemia, stroke, organ damage, and acute chest syndrome.