Skin diseases among patients with sickle cell anaemia
Joint Authors
Dahir, Samer A.
Hamdi, Khalil Ismail
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2003), pp.88-90, 3 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2003-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
From July 2001 to December 2002, a total of 40 patients with sickle cell anaemia and skin diseases were enrolled in the study at units of dermatology, Basrah General Hospital and Basrah Teaching Hospital, 13 (32.5 %) were males and 27 (67.5 %) were females, their ages ranged from 5 to 50 years (mean = 21 years).
Various kinds of skin diseases were reported.
Cutaneous infections were the commonest finding (60 % of cases), non-specific features of chronic anaemia were the presenting symptom in 22.5 %, 4 cases (10 %) cases had chronic leg ulcerations, 2 of them were infective and the other two were vasoocclusive.
The prevalence of skin diseases among a random sample of 200 patients with sickle cell anaemia was (10 %).
These findings indicate that the skin could be a common site for long term sequalae of sickle cell anaemia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dahir, Samer A.& Hamdi, Khalil Ismail. 2003. Skin diseases among patients with sickle cell anaemia. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.88-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-296436
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dahir, Samer A.& Hamdi, Khalil Ismail. Skin diseases among patients with sickle cell anaemia. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 21, no. 2 (2003), pp.88-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-296436
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dahir, Samer A.& Hamdi, Khalil Ismail. Skin diseases among patients with sickle cell anaemia. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2003. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.88-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-296436
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 90
Record ID
BIM-296436