Clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea treated with artemether-lumefantrine for acute uncomplicated malaria

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea treated with artemether-lumefantrine for acute uncomplicated malaria

IntroductionLimited information exists on any interactions between hydroxyurea (HU) and antimalarials in sickle cell disease (SCD). We evaluated changes in clinical and laboratory parameters among children with SCD on HU therapy treated with artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for acute uncomplicated malar...

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Main Authors: Catherine Segbefia, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Adwoa K. A. Afrane, Mame Yaa Nyarko, Yvonne Brew, Nihad Salifu, Samuel Yao Ahorhorlu, Abdul Malik Sulley, Lars Hviid, Michael Fokuo Ofori, George Obeng Adjei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
sickle cell disease
malaria
hydroxyurea
children
artemether-lumefantrine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1291330/full

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