Manifestations of HbSE sickle cell disease: a systematic review.
Ibrahim KhameesFateen AtaHassan ChoudryAshraf T SolimanVincenzo De SanctisMohamed A YassinPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2021)
HBSE is a rare genotypic variant of SCD. It has been considered a benign form; however, there are multiple reports of severe complications. Severe complications observed in HBSE disease include vaso-occlusive crisis, acute chest syndrome, stroke, bone marrow embolism, and death.