Ofonime Essien

Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease and Other Haemoglobin Variants in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Akaba Kingsley, Ofem Enang, Ofonime Essien, Annette Legogie, Omini Cletus & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2019

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest genetic disorder worldwide with a global prevalence of 20-25 million. About 12-15 million affected persons are in Sub-Sahara Africa with Nigeria bearing the highest burden of people living with sickle cell disease. SCD is a d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i530132

Case Report: Successful Management of Opioid Abuse and Addiction in a Known SCD Patient at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Iquo Ibanga, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Ofonime Essien, Ebere Onyeulor, Chisom Ntomchukwu & Usen Ekpeyong · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article