title: Management of pain due to sickle cell disease.
abstract: Assessment of pain in sickle cell disease is briefly described and a case of a 32-year-old Nigerian woman who had sickle cell pain is presented. The management and outcomes of her care in the UK are described and commentaries are presented on this case of sickle cell pain by specialists from Spain and The Netherlands.
authors.affiliation: Pain Relief Unit, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carmona-Bayonas
authors.forename: Lidwine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D044383:Black People; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010166:Palliative Care; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D009294:Narcotics