Pain without gain: steroids and sickle crisis

In this issue of Blood, Walter et al(1) report on the association of corticosteroid exposure and subsequent hospitalization for vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) in people with sickle cell disease (SCD).

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This article investigates the association between corticosteroid exposure and subsequent hospitalization for vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD).