Ultrasonographic spleen size and haematological parameters in children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Kano, Nigeria

Ultrasonographic spleen size and haematological parameters in children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Kano, Nigeria

Aims and Objectives: To determine spleen size using abdominal ultrasonography and haematological parameters in steady state children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Subjects and Methods: An analytical case control study of 150 children with SCA in steady state aged 6 months to 15 years was undertak...

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Main Authors: Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Fatima Hassan-Hanga, Muuta Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
spleen
ultrasonography
haematological parameters
steady state sickle cell anaemia
children
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2014;volume=21;issue=2;spage=165;epage=170;aulast=Abdullahi

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