ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited chronic disease characterised by low red blood count and infection. SCD taxes the cardiovascular system and results in reduced exercise tolerance, delayed growth and sexual development. Adolescence is a developmental stage with numerous...
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive inherited condition characterized by the inheritance of two abnormal genes coding for the formation of Haemoglobin and one of them is Haemoglobin s. Musculoskeletal manifestations are the commonest clinical presentations of both acute and...
Download PDF ↓Pneumonia in sickle cell disease (SCD) can be particularly severe and has come to be called acute chest syndrome (ACS). ACS is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease in patients hospitalized with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). It is associated with a high risk of sickle cellrelated...
Background: It is approximated that about 50% of malaria infections are asymptomatic in areas where malaria is endemic. In these areas, transmission is intense and consistent over time. As a result, most adults who live in these endemic areas possess partial immunity to malaria due to recurrent...
Download PDF ↓Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a chronic incurable genetic blood disorder that affects the Haemoglobin (Hb) within the Red Blood Cell (RBC).The disease affects millions of people throughout the world and is one of the most prevalent and costly genetic disorder. It is also found in people of African...
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