The majority of the global population of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients resides in Africa.
Individuals with this condition are at great risk of serious infections and early mortality …

Objective In patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), the spleen commonly enlarges during
early childhood, but undergoes reduction in size and fibrosis from repeated episodes of …

Background Ultrasonography is an established and reliable method for assessing the
spleen. Because of variation due to genetic and other environmental factors including …

Background: Ultrasonography is an established and reliable method for assessing the
spleen. Because of variation due to genetic and other environmental factors including …

Objectives Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with femoral head osteonecrosis and is
treated with hip arthroplasty 18 weeks after presentation. However, there is inadequate data …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a collective name for a group of conditions that cause clinical
symptoms from the formation of sickled red cells. The spleen is one of the earliest organs …

The case fatality rate among children living with sickle cell disease was approximately 50%
to 90% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though researchers have contributed social determinants of …

AbstractThe case fatality rate among children living with sickle cell disease was
approximately 50% to 90% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Though researchers have contributed …

Аннотация Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most prevalent autosomal recessive
diseases, characterized by the generation of abnormal hemoglobin S. Our study aimed to …

Background: We tried to understand whether or not there is a significant relationship
between autosplenectomy and atherosclerosis in sickle cell diseases (SCD). Methods: All …