Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common and severest form of sickle cell
disease. It affects about 3% of the Nigerian population with a high mortality in children …

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 anaemia (SCA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa
where there is no readily available effective treatment. This study was designed to determine …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major health burden in Sub-Saharan
Africa and the management requires regular monitoring of the patients. The monitoring …

Sickle Cell anaemia (SCA) is a genetic haematological disorder characterized by red blood
cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. The current steady state haemoglobin …

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) occurs frequently in several regions of Saudi Arabia but the
haematological and clinical presentations are significantly variable. We investigated 264 …

Objective: To compare the cardiovascular features of patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA)
in steady-state with those in vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) at the Wesley Guild Hospital …

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) in children exhibits wide clinical diversity. SCA's variable and
unpredictable phenotypic expressions pose significant management challenges to …

ABSTRACT Background: Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder which is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early recognition as well as prompt and …

Background: In Gabon, universal neonatal screening of sickle cell disease is not carried out
in rural areas, often leading to late detection of the disease. However, complete blood …