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Quantitative sensory testing is feasible and is well-tolerated in patients with sickle cell disease following a vaso-occlusive episode

INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder characterized by abnormally shaped sickle cells. The hallmark of this disease is intermittent, painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), but a subset of individuals with SCD experience chronic pain. The mechanism of transition to ch...

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Autores principales: Bakshi, Nitya, Lukombo, Ines, Belfer, Inna, Krishnamurti, Lakshmanan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503580
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S150066