A Alavi, RS Kirsner - The international journal of lower …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Major hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell anemia, are becoming a global health issue. Leg ulcers are the most common cutaneous manifestation of sickle cell disease and …
BVKS Lakkakula, HK Verma, M Choubey… - Saudi Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) and its variants are genetic disorders resulting from the presence of a mutated form of hemoglobin. Renal disease is one of the most frequent complications …
M Kasztan, I Aban, SP Hande, DM Pollock… - Blood …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a frequent concomitant complication of sickle cell anemia (SCA) and constitutes an independent risk factor for death in the adult sickle cell population …
CL Uche, ID Osegbe - Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2017 - ajol.info
Background: Homozygous sickle cell patients are prone to renal damage which can be on- going in and out of crises, therefore, there is a need to monitor renal status using glomerular …
L Maurício, S Ribeiro, L Santos… - Revista da Associação …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell anemia affects more than 30 million people worldwide. Chronic kidney disease develops in 40% of individuals. The death rate of …
N Machila, C Chabala, C Mwaba… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - library.unza.zm
Background: Improved medical care has led to improved life expectancy of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) patients hence complications associated with SCA such as chronic kidney …
UM Nnaji, CC Ogoke, HU Okafor, KI Achigbu - 2020 - academia.edu
Background. Sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a serious complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) with asymptomatic onset in childhood and possible progression to chronic kidney …