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Infants and young children with sickle cell anemia who are between the ages of 2 months and 4 years are at greatest risk of splenic sequestration and blood poisoning. Sequestration crisis can occur in older children with SC disease and Sickle Beta-Plus Thalassemia. In these cases, the spleen remains enlarged or has the capability to enlarge.
