Fig. 1.
Pattern of sPLA2 concentration in a single SCD patient hospitalized for vaso-occlusive crisis on 3 occasions.
During 2 hospitalizations for uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crisis(VOC), sPLA2 concentration remained low. When the patient developed ACS 2 days into an admission for VOC, the sPLA2 rose to levels 10-fold higher than in uncomplicated VOC. VOC no. 1, ▪; VOC no. 2, ●; VOC/ACS, ▴.
