Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is often associated with liver disease. The constant state of haemolysis, multiple blood transfusion, viral hepatitis, hepatic sinusoidal congestion, haemosiderosis and cholestasis, are all conditions which may eventually evolve into liver di...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i730103
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised with chronic anaemia and painful crisis. SCD is associated with hypercoagulability or prothrombotic state that can predispose to thromboembolic complications with increasing morbidity a...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2018/43929
Background: Hyperhaemolysis is a fatal life threatening haemolytic transfusion reaction which is common among sickle cell disease patient. Aim: The aim is to create the awareness of the increasing trend of hyperhaemolysis among chronic transfused sickle cell patients and to educa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44012
Background: Opioids are a group of potent analgesic with mixed receptor activities. Pain related symptom accounts for the main reason for substance dependence among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Aims: The report aims to elucidate the adverse effects of opioid and its compli...
Kingsley Akaba, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Marcus Inyama, Obinna Iheanacho, Freeman Jabengo, Chisom Ntomchukwu, Essien U. Ekpeyong, Offiong A. Bassey & Anthony N. Kokelu·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2018
Background: Treponema pallidum is well-known for its immune-evasiveness and invasiveness, its spirochaete has a long latent period in which individuals present no signs or symptoms and still could be infectious. In spite of the available effective treatment, the development of su...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41574