Forty-five Saudi children with sickle cell homozygote state were followed up for two years.
Two different patterns of disease emerged. One, which was of mild nature and unusually …

The clinical and hematologic features of sickle cell disease in two groups of patients of
different ancestral origin, but living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, are presented …

The clinical spectrum of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Arabian Peninsula varies widely.
This is the first report in Yemeni children. Methods: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study …

Sickle cell disease is a major public health problem with a high prevalence of the major form
SS. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical profiles of sickle …

Haemoglobin electrophoresis screening of 2341 infants from the oases of eastern Saudi
Arabia, performed in an attempt to detect cases early and then to follow up and give better …

Using a prospective and retrospective approach, the features of sickle cell disease (SCD)
were investigated in 137 SCD children from the south-western region of Saudi Arabia. The …

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common disease in Saudi Arabia, with a
high prevalence in the Eastern and Southern regions. This study reports on 53 cases of SCD …

Methods A sample size of 45,682 children and adolescents from newborn to 19 years of age
was selected by multistage random probability sampling of the Saudi households from each …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) exhibits itself in a broad spectrum of clinical behaviour ranging
from a mild disease to an incapacitating condition. In this study, we have attempted to …

Homozygous sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by a highly variable clinical course,
and marked individual variation in disease severity [1]. Quantitative severity assessment …