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RESULTS: Patients in the steady state showed fluctuation in visual analogue scores, in concentration of acute phase proteins, and in rheological parameters consistent with minor episodes of tissue injury. Significantly more variation in acute phase proteins occurred in the steady state of 14 of the 20 patients who developed one or more vaso-occlusive crises during the 16 month study period. Rheological fluctuation in the steady state simulated rheological change during crisis, namely a transient rise and then fall in the number of dense and poorly filterable cells. 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