Prognosis of SCD

New and aggressive treatments for sickle

cell disease are prolonging life and
improving its quality.
Recently as 1973, the average lifespan for
people with sickle cell disease was only 14
years.
Currently, life expectancy for these patients
can reach 50 years and over.
Women with sickle cell live longer than their
male counterparts.

The median age at death :

-Males : 53years
-Females: 58 years
As children with sickle cell disease live
longer, older patients are now facing
medical problems related to the long-term
adverse effects of the disease process.

Complications
Hand-Food
Syndrome
Splenic Crisis
Infections
Acute Chest
Syndrome
Delayed growth and
puberty in children
Stroke
Eye problem

Priapism
Gallstone
Ulcers on the legs
Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension
Multiple Organ
Failure