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This difference in shape means red blood cells can block your blood flow in different body parts, causing episodes of severe pain called sickle cell crises. [1] Because incorrectly shaped blood ...

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People with sickle cell disease produce unusually shaped red blood cells that do not live as long as healthy blood cells and can block blood vessels, according to the NHS. The inherited disease is ...

This lifelong disease can block blood vessels, which can then cause an acute deterioration, commonly known as a sickle cell crises - which can lead to organ damage, stroke and even death.