Background: Characterization of hematological parameters in patients with sickle cell
anemia can direct treatment goals toward strategies reducing morbidity and mortality rate …

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) has a wide range of clinical presentation. We
evaluated hematological parameters, which are widely evaluable and assessable, as …

Background: There are documented established markers (indices) of disease severity in
patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and they determine the course of the disease. This …

Background: Sickle cell disease is a genetic abnormality involving the haemoglobin
synthesis. Although it is a primary red cell disorder, white blood cells (WBC) and platelets …

Generally, most of the hematological and biochemical parameters in SCD patients are
different from that of the other population. Hence, the importance of laboratory reference …

EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL Page 1 July 2001 EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL
JOURNAL 373 East African Medical Journal Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2001 SURVIVAL …

Background Effective treatment and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has been a
challenge in Africa over the years. Hematological parameters are very useful profiles in the …

Background: Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by an
aberrant production of hemoglobin S (HbS). The disease's presentation and severity varied …

EDITORIAL BOARD Page 1 EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR IN CHIEF Professor GI Muguti
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Professor IT Gangaidzo Dr SP Munjanja EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS …

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and affect
hematological profile, a case control study conducted at national health laboratory in …