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One of the common manifestations of sickle cell anemia is vaso-occlusive crises which affect virtually all patients with sickle cell anemia.
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Al-Salem, A. (2016). Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Sickle Cell Anemia. In: Medical and Surgical Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24762-5_8
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