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Risk of vaso-occlusive episodes in patients with sickle cell disease exposed to systemic corticosteroids: a comprehensive review.

Christophe Ferreira de MatosThibault ComontMarie-Pierre CastexMargaux LafaurieOndine WalterGuillaume MoulisJérémie DionPierre Cougoul
Published in: Expert review of hematology (2022)
High corticosteroid doses, for any indication , induce vaso-occlusive crises, acute chest syndrome, and re-hospitalization in patients with SCD. There is no evidence of any benefits of corticosteroid use in the SCD acute events. Prevention by hydroxyurea and/or red blood cell transfusion or exchange should be discussed when corticosteroid use is indispensable.
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