| Summary: | Aim: To compare hematological parameters between children with steady-state sickle cell disease (SCD) and those with vaso-occlusive crisis. Materials and methods: Forty-seven patients (under 18 years of age) , 23 in the steady state and 24 in crisis were in this study. Control group included 24 age-matched children without chronic disease. Hematological parameters were recorded. Complete blood counts were measured by automated analyzer. Results: In crisis group, white blood cells (WBC), red cell distribution width (RDW), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), platelet (PLT), neutrophil and monocytes mean values (17045 /mm3, 21.62 %, 28.12 pg, 34.96 gr/dl, 432 x 109/L, 10858 /mm3, 1676 /mm3) were higher than control (7429 /mm3, 14.66 %, 26.49 pg, 33.65 gr/dl, 288 x 109/L, 3883 /mm3, 508 /mm3), (p
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