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Hemoglobin ; 48(1): 15-23, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38247354

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Malaria is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with sickle cell disease (SCD). This has partly been attributed to the loss of splenic function that occurs early in the disease process. We conducted a cross-sectional study and determined the frequency of malaria infection among SCD patients and explored the association with spleen's presence on ultrasonography and spleen function assessed using the frequency of Howell-Jolly bodies (HJBs). A total of 395 participants consisting of 119 acutely-ill SCD patients, 168 steady-state SCD controls, and 108 healthy non-SCD controls were studied. The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia was 51.3% in acutely-ill SCD patients, 31.7% in steady-state SCD controls, and 11.0% in the healthy non-SCD controls; however, the mean parasite density was significantly higher in the non-SCD controls compared to both SCD groups (p = 0.0001). Among the acutely-ill SCD patients, the prevalence of clinical malaria and severe malaria anemia were highest in children <5 years of age. The prevalence of parasitemia (p = 0.540) and parasite density (p = 0.975) showed no association with spleen presence or absence on ultrasonography. Similarly, the frequency of HJB red cells was not associated with the presence of parasitemia (p = 0.183). Our study highlights the frequency and role of malaria infection in acutely-ill SCD patients, especially in those younger than five years. Although we have found no evidence of an increased risk of malaria parasitemia or parasite density with markers of hyposplenism, the role played by an underlying immunity to malaria among SCD patients in malaria-endemic region is not clear and needs further studies.


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Anemia Falciforme , Malária Falciparum , Malária , Criança , Humanos , Nigéria/epidemiologia , Parasitemia/epidemiologia , Parasitemia/complicações , Parasitemia/parasitologia , Estudos Transversais , Malária/complicações , Malária/epidemiologia , Malária/parasitologia , Anemia Falciforme/complicações , Malária Falciparum/complicações , Malária Falciparum/epidemiologia
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Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther ; 14(3): 214-217, 2021 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33065100

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OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Individuals with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) may manifest various forms of renal abnormalities. Proteinuria is an early marker of renal dysfunction and a strong risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in both patients with SCA and non-SCA population. Currently, the degree of attention given to proteinuric CKD far exceeds that of nonproteinuric CKD, and risk factors that might trigger a progressive decline of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the absence of proteinuria have not been well evaluated in SCA. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and laboratory parameters among SCA patients with proteinuric and nonproteinuric CKD. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in north-eastern Nigeria between January 2013 and April 2018. Clinical variables including age of diagnosis of SCA, frequency of vaso-occlusive crises, number of hospitalizations per annum and transfusion therapy were collected. Laboratory data including haematological profile and renal function test were obtained from routine blood sampling. RESULTS: A total of 257 patients with SCA (HbSS) were enrolled during the study period of which 42 had proteinuric CKD, and 48 had nonproteinuric CKD. The two groups were matched for the number of hospital admission (p = .063) and blood transfusion per year (p = .450), frequency of painful crisis (p = .210), systolic blood pressure (p = .084) and diastolic blood pressure (p = .400). In the proteinuric CKD group, the mean serum creatinine was higher (332.17 µmol/L, p = .001) and the estimated GFR was lower (31.88 mL/min, p = .046). The serum alkaline phosphatase was higher in the nonproteinuric CKD group (81.81 IU/L, p = .012). CONCLUSION: Nonproteinuric CKD was more frequent than proteinuric CKD in our study population; however, the proteinuric group presented with more advanced disease.


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Anemia Falciforme , Proteinúria , Insuficiência Renal Crônica , Centros de Atenção Terciária , Adolescente , Adulto , Anemia Falciforme/epidemiologia , Anemia Falciforme/etiologia , Anemia Falciforme/fisiopatologia , Anemia Falciforme/terapia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nigéria/epidemiologia , Proteinúria/epidemiologia , Proteinúria/etiologia , Proteinúria/fisiopatologia , Proteinúria/terapia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/etiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/fisiopatologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/terapia
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