View Helmet Cells Sickle Cell Pics. Symptoms of sickle cell anemia include bacterial infections, arthritis, leg ulcers, fatigue, and lung and heart injury. When this happens, oxygen can't reach nearby tissues.
It is caused by homozygous inheritance of genes for hemoglobin (hb) s.
Scd refers to a group of red blood cell disorders. Sickle cell disease (scd) and its variants are genetic disorders resulting from the presence of a mutated form of hemoglobin, hemoglobin s (hbs) (see the image below). It is caused by homozygous inheritance of genes for hemoglobin (hb) s. If you have scd, there is a problem with your hemoglobin.