Background: Blood transfusion is a veritable intervention in many clinical situations. However, the provision of safe, readily available, affordable and adequate supply of blood and blood products is still a major public health challenge in developing countries like ours. Healthc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i130431
Idongesit Samuel Akpan, Adesina Sunday Babatunde, Emmanuel Effiong Ekanem, Emmanuel Oswald King & Enam-Eti Okon Akpan·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2021
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, an X-linked recessive disorder, is the commonest inherited red cell enzymopathy affecting mankind. It is known to cause severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia that can result in permanent neurologic damage or death. Numerous...
Background: Aplastic anaemia (AA) is an uncommon condition characterized by pancytopaenia and loss of haemopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the bone marrow. Without treatment, it is inexorably fatal. However with the availability of current definitive treatment options, patie...
Idongesit Samuel Akpan, Michael Olatunde Tanimowo, Ekemini Ignatius Bassey, Enobong Effiong Uboh & Rosalyn Imo Afia·International Blood Research & Reviews·2021
Background: There has been an increase in the prevalence of Lymphomas in our environment lately. Thorough literature search reveals a limited number of reports on the prevalence of Lymphoma and no information on the clinicopathologic pattern and outcome of treatment of this disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2021/v12i130143