Clinical profile of sickle cell disease in Orissa.
Indian J Pediatr
;
1997 Jan-Feb; 64(1): 73-7
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-81588
ABSTRACT
Children comprised 52% of patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Types of Sickle Cell Disease encountered were SS (92.7%). SB thalassaemia (6.7%) and SD disease (0.7%). The disease was widespread in almost all castes and communities in the society; largest number of patients (20%) belonging to scheduled castes and only 1.4% were from scheduled tribes. Maximum number of cases were in the age group 2-4 and 4-6 years, many of whom died around this age. Besides attacks of pain, jaundice and anemia, frequent attacks of fever with anemia or only anemia in childhood were a predominant presenting feature. Splenic sequestration was frequent (10.1%). The patients usually had a steady state hemoglobin level of 6-10 g/dl, with which they thrived well. Fetal hemoglobin was 5-30%. Blood transfusion was not a frequent requirement, but prophylactic long acting penicillin was helpful in preventing frequency of crisis.
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Traço Falciforme
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Talassemia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Incidência
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Taxa de Sobrevida
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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