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- * Comprehensive care for SCD should include newborn screening, essential immunizations, penicillin prophylaxis, and regular health screenings for complications.
- * Pediatricians play a crucial role in educating patients and families about SCD treatment options, which can significantly improve life quality and longevity for individuals with the condition.*
Article Abstract
Despite advancements in sickle cell disease (SCD) management, individuals with SCD continue to face greater degrees of mortality, disability, and health care barriers compared with their healthy peers. Comprehensive care includes essential elements such as newborn screening, key immunizations, penicillin prophylaxis, and consistent health screening for common complications. Pediatricians should be familiar with treatment options for SCD to offer informed education to both patients and their families. By providing guided and comprehensive care, pediatricians have the potential to enhance both the quantity and quality of life for individuals living with SCD. .
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