What triggers pain crisis in people with sickle cell?

By DR. Chinonso Anyanwu-Yeiya Almost anything can trigger a pain crisis, what is usually referred to as Vasoclusive Crisis. Malaria: Infection with malaria parasite is the most common cause in Nigeria. Who hasn’t experienced it? The pain starts before the fever, or the fever precedes the pain. Daily paludrine tablets, regular use of insecticide, wearing protective clothing, using insect screens […]