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Sickle-cell anemia—a review

open access: yesThe Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1988
Sickle-cell anemia is a common disease, affecting more than 50,000 blacks in the United States. Since 1970 the morbidity and mortality have improved, with patients surviving well into their fourth decade. This article discusses the spectrum of serious complications of sickle-cell anemia.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Jacksonville, Florida, USA ( host institution )   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Prenatal Exome Sequencing Identifies Dual Maternal‐Fetal Diagnosis of HbF Mission Bay, a Novel HBG2 Variant Associated With Methemoglobinemia, Hypoxia and Hemolytic Anemia

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prenatal exome sequencing (ES) can establish rare genetic diagnoses in a fetus but may also lead to occult genetic diagnosis in a biological parent. We present a case of dual fetal and maternal diagnosis by prenatal ES, in a fetus with unexplained anemia and in a pregnant patient with sickle cell disease (SCD) and recurrent unexplained hypoxia.
Matthew A. Shear   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Duodenal perforation: an unusual complication of sickle cell anemia

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Duodenal perforation in childhood is a rare condition with a high mortality rate if not treated surgically. Primary gastroduodenal perforation is frequently associated with peptic ulcer and exhibits a positive family history.
Can Acıpayam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes Toward Prenatal Interventions in the Fanconi Anemia Community

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In‐utero cell and gene therapies may offer prenatal treatment options for inherited diseases. Preclinical data suggests in‐utero (IU) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) could prevent Fanconi anemia (FA) related bone marrow failure without genotoxic conditioning or immune suppression.
Tony Lum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation of children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia: a hospital-based sample

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Background: Individuals with sickle cell anemia may suffer symptomatic or silent cerebral infarcts leading to neurocognitive complications. This study investigated the cognitive and intellectual performance of children and adolescents with sickle cell ...
Samantha Nunes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Utero HSC Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Potential Therapeutic Approach That Overcomes Complications of Current Therapies

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide but has limited treatment options, most of which carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment for SCD is allogeneic or gene‐modified autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation (Tx).
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sickle cell anemia: An update on diagnosis, management and prevention strategies

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2018
Sickle cell anemia is the most common disease entity of all the monogenic disorders. This is an autosomal recessive disorder. HbS polymerization, vaso-occlusion, and hemolytic anemia are central to the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease, they ...
Shruti Mishra, Gaurav Chhabra
doaj   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease: Historical Overview and Current Therapies

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide, yet the limited treatment options currently available do not always adequately control the disease and carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment is hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, a procedure that carries considerable challenges and numerous ...
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome secondary to asymptomatic poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in a child with sickle cell anemia: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a neurotoxic condition that occurs as a result of the failure of posterior circulatory autoregulation in response to acute changes in blood pressure.
Ehab Hanafy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thrombocytosis and the generation of platelet‐derived microparticles in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Thrombocytosis is associated with an increased production of platelet‐derived microparticles from activated platelets, which contribute to vaso‐occlusion in sickle cell disease by perpetuating the cycle of inflammation, procoagulant state and endothelial dysfunction.
Giao N. Lê   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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