[HTML][HTML] Malaria in patients with sickle cell anaemia: burden, risk factors and outcome at the Laquintinie hospital, Cameroon

NLE Eleonore, SN Cumber, EE Charlotte… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background It is believed that the current prevalence of malaria in endemic areas reflects
selection for the carrier form of sickle cell trait through a survival advantage. Malaria has …

Hospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease enrolled in the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database: A cross sectional study

YG Oppong–Mensah, SF Odoom, I Nyanor… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest monogenic
haemolytic disorder in Africa. Despite strides made in its management, a significant …

A child with sickle cell disease can't live with just anyone.” A mixed methods study of socio‐behavioral influences and severity of sickle cell disease in northern …

Z Iliyasu, AM Borodo, BW Jibir, NS Nass… - Health Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The modulatory effects of psychosocial and biophysical environments on sickle
cell disease (SCD) severity during childhood has not been well characterized in high burden …

[HTML][HTML] Clinico-demographic characteristics, morbidity and mortality patterns of sickle cell disease in a tertiary institution

JA Faruk, MN Adebiyi, HR Ahmad - Sahel Medical Journal, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The study was a retrospective review of case records of children with SCD
admitted with various diagnoses. Results: Complete records of 460 patients were reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency Department Utilization by Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease in Basrah, Iraq

AS Marroof, MK Hassan - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often present in the Emergency
Department (ED) with acute and debilitating pain and other SCD-related complications …

A report of the ruinous effects of pentazocine abuse in a female adult with sickle cell anaemia seen in uyo, niger-delta region of nigeria: an urgent call to action

IS Akpan, EH Jumbo, EE Uboh - International Journal of Tropical …, 2019 - eprints.ditdo.in
Painful crisis is the commonest and most distressing clinical manifestation of sickle cell
anaemia (SCA), thus prompt and adequate analgesia should be provided to ameliorate the …

Prevalence, Pattern of Disease and Outcome of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Admitted in a Private Health Facility in Southern Nigeria

BA West, JE Aitafo - Asian Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023 - info.submit4journal.com
Introduction: Sickle cell disease, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder is characterized
by chronic haemolytic anaemia often leading to life-threatening events triggered by acute …

Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences Journal/Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences/Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023)/Articles Open Access

AG Farouk, HM Yusuf, AI Ladu, AM Abba, JP Ambe - ajol.info
Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the commonest haemoglobinopathy worldwide. The main
presentation is chronic anaemia often exacerbated during periods of rapid destruction of red …

[PDF][PDF] The pattern of morbidity in adult Nigerians with sickle cell anaemia: A tertiary healthcare setting perspective

IS Akpan, EE Uboh - Int J Health Sci Res, 2018 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Background: Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is the commonest genetic disorder
affecting the black race globally. Nigeria has the highest SCA burden of any country …

Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease among University Students in Port Harcourt

TO Abiye, SR Oluchi, ES Ibekwe… - … Blood Research & …, 2020 - eprints.go2submission.com
Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary haemoglobinopathy that has been
related with significant mortality in Nigeria. Knowledge on cause, prevention and risk factors …