End-stage renal disease in patients with sickle cell disease.

In conclusion, most patients with SCD who developed ESRD were resistant to ESA and required repeated blood transfusion. The rate of hospitalization due to pain crisis was relatively low. Survival on dialysis was comparable to that of patients with no SCD, and the post-transplant course was relatively benign. PMID: 28748876 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation - July 1, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alkhunaizi AM, Al-Khatti AA, Al-Mueilo SH, Amir A, Yousif B Tags: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Source Type: research