Inflammation, Platelets and Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder linked to a single mutation on beta-globin chains. This leads to red blood cell deformation and chronic hemolysis which can result in vaso-occlusive events, anemia and vasculopathy. Pathophysiology is incompletely understood, and beyond red blood cell's abnormalities this involves hemostasis and innate immunity. The aim of our study is to describe the mechanisms of thrombo-inflammation during the vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in adults with sickle cell disease.
• Patient with sickle cell disease diagnosis, hospitalized in emergency department and/or internal medicine department
• Patient older than 18 years
• Written consent to participate to the study
• Patient with health insurance
• Patient able to receive information about the study