Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusion
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HbS deoxy 0%
sickled RBCs 0
flow normal
stage
Oxygenated HbS (R-state, soluble)
Deoxy-HbS polymerizing (T-state)
Sickled RBC · occlusion · ischemia
Rescue: HbF · voxelotor · crizanlizumab
Unseel.com · Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: How One Base Swap Jams the Microcirculation