Transfusion-transmissible infections pose a major health risk in developing countries, including Eritrea. In the present study, we sought to determine the prevalence of specific transfusion transmitted infecti...
Authors: Yacob Tesfamichael Keleta, Oliver Okoth Achila, Absera Woldu Haile, Bereket Habteslasie Gebrecherkos, Danait Tareke Tesfaldet, Kibrom Solomon Teklu, Mesuda Abrhum Mohammed and Selihom Tesfaslase Ghedel
The serum ferritin assay is recommended in Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) patients receiving regular transfusions. According to several authors, elevated iron stores indicating iron chelation corresponds to hyperfer...
Authors: Jean-Robert Makulo, Karen Efombola Itokua, Rosette Kevani Lepira, Gloire Mavinga Bundutidi, Michel Ntetani Aloni, René Makuala Ngiyulu, Jean Lambert Gini and François Bompeka Lepira
Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) is the predominant hemoglobin found in HbA1 fractions. A1c assay is the recommended assay for diagnosing diabetes and any condition that changes red cell turnover such as Iron deficiency...
Authors: Absra Solomon, Mintewab Hussein, Mikias Negash, Abdurezak Ahmed, Fitsum Bekele and Daniel Kahase
Anemia is a public health problem in Ethiopia. In spite of the fact that anemia is a common health burden with much severe consequences, the prevalence of the different types of anemia and its severity have no...
Authors: Misganaw Birhaneselassie Mengesha and Gezahegn Bekele Dadi
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disorder characterized by haematological anaemia. Several studies assumed that adult sickle patients might develop metabolic syndrome features as hyperglycaemia, hypertensio...
Authors: Awab Omer Babiker and Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam
Early detection and treatment of iron deficiency during pregnancy is crucial for optimum pregnancy outcomes. Anaemia is a late indictor of iron deficiency measured as Hb < 11 g/dL, and is widely used as a prox...
Authors: Miruna Sudharshani Kalaimani Rabindrakumar, V. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Lallindra Gooneratne, Carukshi Arambepola, Hemantha Senanayake and Tharanga Thoradeniya
Blood transfusion is an essential component of the health care system of every country and patients who require blood transfusion service as part of the clinical management of their condition have the right to...
Authors: Shamsudeen Mohammed and Harry Barton Essel
Infection is a major complication in aplastic anemia (AA) patients. Primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of infections and to determine types of pathogens associated with infection...
Massive bleeding is one of the commonest salvageable causes of death. The search for an ideal haemostatic agent during massive bleeding is still ongoing. One of the novel haemostatic medications is recombinant...
Authors: Nurfatin Mohd Shah, Soon Eu Chong, Syahirah Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, Khairul Bariah Johan, Nizuwan Azman, Jo Anne Lim, Siti Mardhiana Mohamad, Siti Salmah Noordin, Zainab Abdul Ghaffar, Mohd Hasyizan Hassan, Muhammad Azrul Zabidi and Nur Arzuar Abdul Rahim
Africa has the highest burden of Sickle cell disease (SCD) but there are few large, systematic studies providing reliable descriptions of the disease spectrum. Tanzania, with 11,000 SCD births annually, establ...
Authors: Julie Makani, Furahini Tluway, Abel Makubi, Deogratius Soka, Siana Nkya, Raphael Sangeda, Josephine Mgaya, Stella Rwezaula, Fenella J. Kirkham, Christina Kindole, Elisha Osati, Elineema Meda, Robert W. Snow, Charles R. Newton, David Roberts, Muhsin Aboud…
Anemia is a common hematologic disorder among human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adult Individuals. However, there is no concrete scientific evidence established at national level in Ethiopia. Hence, ...
Authors: Ayenew Negesse, Temesgen Getaneh, Habtamu Temesgen, Tesfahun Taddege, Dube Jara and Zeleke Abebaw
Anemia during pregnancy is a public health problem especially in developing countries and it is associated with maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes. There is no meta-analysis on anemia during pregnancy in ...
Authors: Ishag Adam, Yassin Ibrahim and Osama Elhardello
In sub-Saharan Africa where sickle cell trait (SCT) and malaria is prevalent, significant proportions of blood donors may be affected by one or more of these abnormalities. The haemato-biochemical properties o...
Authors: Enoch Aninagyei, Emmanuel Tetteh Doku, Patrick Adu, Alexander Egyir-Yawson and Desmond Omane Acheampong
An individual with visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) commonly present with anemia and one of the VL treatment center in northwest Ethiopia has been recommended iron-folic acid supplementation to these patients. But ...
Idiopathic (immune) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an acquired disorder characterized by autoantibodies against platelet membrane antigens. Several studies found an association between Helicobacter Pylori i...
Authors: Sara Aljarad, Ahmad Alhamid, Ahmad Sankari Tarabishi, Ameen Suliman and Ziad Aljarad
Anemia in pregnancy may not only be associated with maternal morbidity and mortality but can also be detrimental to the fetus. A definitive diagnosis of anemia is a pre-requisite to unravelling possible cause(...
Authors: Benjamin Ahenkorah, Kwabena Nsiah, Peter Baffoe and Enoch Odame Anto
Sickle cell disease (SCD) accounts for 5% of mortality in African children aged < 5 years. Improving the care management and quality of life of patients with SCD requires a reliable diagnosis in resource-limit...
Authors: Akueté Yvon Segbena, Aldiouma Guindo, Romain Buono, Irénée Kueviakoe, Dapa A. Diallo, Gregory Guernec, Mouhoudine Yerima, Pierre Guindo, Emilie Lauressergues, Aude Mondeilh, Valentina Picot and Valériane Leroy
Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with high risk of complications requiring emergency care. There is limited information about presentation of patients with SCA to hospitals for eme...
Authors: Hendry R. Sawe, Teri A. Reynolds, Juma A. Mfinanga, Michael S. Runyon, Brittany L. Murray, Lee A. Wallis and Julie Makani
The use of unscreened blood exposes the patient to many transfusion transmitted infections including Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and syphilis, among ot...
Authors: Zelalem Teklemariam, Habtamu Mitiku and Fitsum Weldegebreal
Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is characterized by high levels of oxidative stress markers and low levels of antioxidant capacity. Antioxidant defence mechanisms against the harmful effects of ROS requires cellular ...
Authors: Olivier Mukuku, Joseph K. Sungu, Augustin Mulangu Mutombo, Paul Makan Mawaw, Michel Ntetani Aloni, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama and Oscar Numbi Luboya
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a life-threatening emergency disorder, caused by an abrupt release of intracellular metabolites after tumor cell death. It is characterized by a series of metabolic manifestations...
Authors: Haileleul Micho, Yasin Mohammed, Daniel Hailu and Solomon Genet
Chromosomal abnormalities are diagnostic and prognostic key factors in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, as they play a central role for risk stratification algorithms. High hyperdiploidy (HH), a rare cyt...
Authors: Abdulsamad Wafa, Suher ALmedania, Abdulmunim Aljapawe, Thomas Liehr, Soulaiman E. Soulaiman, Raja Mouna, Moneeb A. K. Othman and Walid ALachkar
Dengue infection patients are presented with acute febrile illness. Clinical presentations may mimic other infections. The serology for definite diagnosis is costly and inaccessible in many hospitals. We sough...
In patients presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy, it is critical to effectively identify those with underlying cancer who require urgent specialist care.
Authors: Andrea Kühnl, David Cunningham, Margaret Hutka, Clare Peckitt, Hamoun Rozati, Federica Morano, Irene Chong, Angela Gillbanks, Andrew Wotherspoon, Michelle Harris, Tracey Murray and Ian Chau
The acquired inhibitors of coagulation have been observed in very rare cases of monoclonal gammopathies. We report a very rare case of anti-factor XI antibodies in patient with plasma cell leukemia (PCL).
Authors: Jean Uwingabiye, Hafid Zahid, Mohamed El Amrani, Fayçal Labrini, Abdelhak Elkhazraji, Driss El Kabbaj, Mohammed Benyahia, Anass Yahyaoui, Rachid Hadef and Nezha Messaoudi
Deficiency in coagulation factor VIII encoded by F8 results in the X-linked recessive bleeding disorder haemophilia A (HEMA). Here we describe the identification of a novel variant in the factor VIII gene, F8, in...
Authors: S. K. Nissen, A. L. Laursen, L. H. Poulsen and T. H. Mogensen
An insight into the utilization pattern helps in future planning of blood drive. This study was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics of the transfusion recipients and pattern of blood and bloo...
Authors: Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu and Ifeyinwa Maryann Okafor
In pregnancy, hematological changes occur in order to meet the demands of the developing fetus and placenta, with major alterations in blood volume. Abnormal hematological profile affects pregnancy and its out...
Authors: Angesom Gebreweld, Delayehu Bekele and Aster Tsegaye
Anemia affects a significant part of the population in nearly every country in the globe. Iron requirements are greatest at ages 6–23 months when growth is extremely rapid and critically essential in critical ...
Authors: Bereket Geze Malako, Melese Sinaga Teshome and Tefera Belachew
In 1962 Victor Herbert developed megaloblastic anaemia four months after commencing a severely folate-deficient diet whereas, in his self-experiment 50 years later, this author took 19 months to fully deplete ...
Evidence-based guidelines for sickle cell disease (SCD) health maintenance and management have been developed for primary health care providers, but not for individuals with SCD. To improve the quality of care...
Authors: Robert Michael Cronin, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, Sarah-Jo Stimpson, Sherif M. Badawy, Lori E. Crosby, Jeannie Byrd, Emmanuel J. Volanakis, Adetola A. Kassim, Jean L. Raphael, Velma M. Murry and Michael R. DeBaun
Diabetes mellitus is a very rampant metabolic disorder, particularly type II. It has many complications such as the septic foot. Diabetic septic foot (DSF) patients are at high risk for coagulation abnormaliti...
Authors: Bashir Abdrhman Bashir and Mohamed Salih Ali
Blood transfusions are often essential for treatment of severe anaemia and pregnancy complications. The unavailability of blood is a medical concern, especially in developing countries. New sources of red bloo...
Hematological abnormalities are common in HIV positive patients. Of these, thrombocytopenia is a known complication which has been associated with a variety of bleeding disorders. However, its magnitude and re...
Authors: Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel and Diresibachew Haile Wondimu
In individuals infected with HIV, hematological abnormalities are common and are associated with increased risk of disease progression and death. However, the profile of hematological abnormalities in HIV infe...
Authors: Tamirat Edie Fekene, Leja Hamza Juhar, Chernet Hailu Mengesha and Dawit Kibru Worku
Anemia is the most common hematological abnormality in Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients and a significant predictor of its progression to AIDS or death. This study was aimed to assess the p...
Authors: Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel and Diresibachew Haile Wondimu
Immunophenotypic analysis of the bone marrow (BM) cells has proven to be helpful in the diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). However, the usefulness of flow cytometry (FCM) for the detection of myelod...
Authors: Ana Aires, Maria dos Anjos Teixeira, Catarina Lau, Cláudia Moreira, Ana Spínola, Alexandra Mota, Inês Freitas, Jorge Coutinho and Margarida Lima
Sickle cell trait is usually an asymptomatic presentation of a patient with slightly different hemoglobin molecule makeup than normal. It is similar to a more serious disease, sickle cell disease, in which a p...
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) encompass a diverse group of hematologic disorders characterized by ineffective and malignant hematopoiesis, peripheral cytopenias and significantly increased risk of progressio...
5-Azacitidine administered as a 7-day dosing regimen (7–0-0) is approved in high risk IPSS myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients. Alternative regimens such as a 5-day (5–0-0) or 7-day with a weekend break (5...
Authors: Roman M. Shapiro and Alejandro Lazo-Langner
Information on the hemoglobin status of pregnant and lactating mothers was scarce. The objectives of this study were to determine the burden and determinants of anemia in the pregnant and lactating mother.
Authors: Berhanu Elfu Feleke and Teferi Elfu Feleke
Vascular thrombosis is an important pathophysiological aspect of sickle cell disease (SCD). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and clinical impact of factor V Leiden G1691A (FVL) and prothrombin G2...
Abnormal fibrinogens can be caused by clinically silent hereditary mutations. A new case was detected accidentally in an 11-year-old girl when routine pre-operative coagulation tests were performed for nasal t...
Authors: R. Marchi, M. Linares, H. Rojas, A. Ruiz-Sáez, M. Meyer, A. Casini and S.O. Brennan
Hypertension is a major health problem worldwide. It can lead to cardiovascular disease and also leads to functional disturbances including hematological parameters. The abnormalities of haematological paramet...
Authors: Bamlaku Enawgaw, Nigist Adane, Betelihem Terefe, Fikir Asrie and Mulugeta Melku
Blood can save millions of lives. Even though people do not donate blood regularly, there is a constant effort to balance the supply and demand of blood. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine the ...
Severe anaemia contributes significantly to mortality, especially in children under 5 years of age. Timely blood transfusion is known to improve outcomes. We investigated the magnitude of anaemia and emergency...
Authors: Catherine R. Shari, Hendry R. Sawe, Brittany L. Murray, Victor G. Mwafongo, Juma A. Mfinanga and Michael S. Runyon
It has been reported that patients with SCD do have an abnormal coagulation profile. Coagulopathy is thought to be one of the key factors that contribute to the vaso-occlusive crisis that characterises sickle ...
Authors: Shiekh Awoda, Ahmed A. Daak, Nazik Elmalaika Husain, Kebreab Ghebremeskel and Mustafa I. Elbashir
Anemia during pregnancy is one of the most common indirect obstetric cause of maternal mortality in developing countries. It is responsible for poor maternal and fetal outcomes. A limited number of studies wer...
Previously published data have demonstrated that sickle red blood cells produce twice as much reactive oxygen species (ROS) suggesting that co-inheritance of sickle cell disease (SCD) and glucose 6-phosphate d...
Authors: Patrick Adu, Essel K. M. Bashirudeen, Florence Haruna, Edward Morkporkpor Adela and Richard K. D. Ephraim
