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Complications of sickle cell anaemia in children in Northwestern Tanzania.
Conclusion Children with SCA receiving care in Tanzania are diagnosed late, hospitalized frequently, and have severe complications. Opportunities exist to improve care through wider access to screening and diagnosis as well as better coordination of comprehensive care. PMID: 26868490 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hematology - February 14, 2016 Category: Hematology Tags: Hematology Source Type: research

Realizing Effectiveness Across Continents with Hydroxyurea: Enrollment and Baseline Characteristics of the Multicenter REACH Study in sub ‐Saharan Africa
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Source: American Journal of Hematology - January 10, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Patrick T. McGann, Thomas N. Williams, Peter Olupot ‐Olupot, George A. Tomlinson, Adam Lane, José Luís Reis da Fonseca, Robert Kitenge, George Mochamah, Ham Wabwire, Susan Stuber, Thad A. Howard, Kathryn McElhinney, Banu Aygun, Teresa Latham, Brígida Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Transfusion-transmitted malaria masquerading as sickle cell crisis with multisystem organ failure.
CONCLUSIONS: Clinical suspicion for transfusion-related adverse events, including hemolytic transfusion reactions and transfusion-transmitted infections, should be high in typically and atypically immunocompromised patient populations (like SCD), especially those on chronic transfusion protocols. Manual blood smear review aids in the evaluation of patients with SCD presenting with severe vaso-occlusive crisis and MSOF and can alert clinicians to the need for initiating aggressive therapy like RBC exchange and artesunate therapy. PMID: 29524230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Transfusion - March 9, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Maier CL, Gross PJ, Dean CL, Chonat S, Ip A, McLemore M, El Rassi F, Stowell SR, Josephson CD, Fasano RM Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research

Sickle cell disease: a comprehensive program of care from birth.
Authors: de Montalembert M, Tshilolo L, Allali S Abstract As more children are appropriately being diagnosed, the burden of sickle cell disease is increasing greatly in Africa and in high-resource countries such as the United States and Europe. Early management is mandatory, but newborn screening is not implemented everywhere. Point-of-care testing devices are increasingly being used in low-resource countries, showing good sensitivity and specificity. Because the diagnosis is often traumatic for the families, the announcement should be made by an experienced person. The development of care networks is urgently requ...
Source: Hematology ASH Education Program - December 7, 2019 Category: Hematology Tags: Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program Source Type: research