(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 9.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Painful vaso-occlusive crisis…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 11.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is a chronic hemolytic anemia which can affect any part of the…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 10.1 Introduction The clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia (SCA) are diverse. Leg ulcers are a relatively…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 22.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that is known to be associated with long-term…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 21.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies worldwide. Till now, there is no…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 20.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that causes acute and chronic hemolytic anemia. Patients…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 19.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is one of the common hemoglobinopathies around the world. It results from…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 16.1 Introduction Sickle cell anemia is known to be associated with several widespread complications that can affect…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 15.1 Introduction A variety of neurological complications occur in patients with sickle cell anemia. Approximately 25 %…
(1) Department of Surgery, Dar A lAlafia Medical Company, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 13.1 Introduction The pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia is basically related to abnormalities of RBCs leading to…
