First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1
Sickle cell disease is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, especially in the eastern and southern regions of the country. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is one of the most common autosomal dominant disorders. In our case, we report a coexistence of both these diseases in a 15-year-old girl. This coexistence...
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| author | Nawaf Alanazi Ibrahim Almubarak Zainab Almoosa Zafar Iqbal |
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| description | Sickle cell disease is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, especially in the eastern and southern regions of the country. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is one of the most common autosomal dominant disorders. In our case, we report a coexistence of both these diseases in a 15-year-old girl. This coexistence has never been reported in literature. Clinical manifestations of both the diseases and their possible link with each disease are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcbd814790c14e0890e89d9cbd98f0fd2022-12-21T18:15:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Applied Hematology1658-51272019-01-01101333510.4103/joah.joah_70_18First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1Nawaf AlanaziIbrahim AlmubarakZainab AlmoosaZafar IqbalSickle cell disease is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, especially in the eastern and southern regions of the country. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is one of the most common autosomal dominant disorders. In our case, we report a coexistence of both these diseases in a 15-year-old girl. This coexistence has never been reported in literature. Clinical manifestations of both the diseases and their possible link with each disease are discussed.http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=AlanaziHemoglobinopathyneurofibromatosis Type 1sickle cell disease |
| spellingShingle | Nawaf Alanazi Ibrahim Almubarak Zainab Almoosa Zafar Iqbal First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 Journal of Applied Hematology Hemoglobinopathy neurofibromatosis Type 1 sickle cell disease |
| title | First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 |
| title_full | First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 |
| title_fullStr | First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 |
| title_short | First report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis Type 1 |
| title_sort | first report of coexistence of sickle cell disease and neurofibromatosis type 1 in a saudi patient with family history of neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| topic | Hemoglobinopathy neurofibromatosis Type 1 sickle cell disease |
| url | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Alanazi |
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