Correlation between dipstick urinalysis and urine sediment microscopy in detecting haematuria among children with sickle cell anaemia in steady state in Ilorin, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Haematuria is one of the clinical manifestations of sickle cell nephropathy. Although dipstick urinalysis detects haemoglobin and by extension haematuria; it does not confirm haematuria. Urine sediment microscopy confirms haematuria and constitutes a non-invasive renal biopsy. The need t...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2013-08-01
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/15/135/pdf/135.pdf
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