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Tuesday’s conclusion by an expert panel that a breakthrough drug by a US pharmaceutical firm for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia is safe for clinical use is potentially good news for tens of thousands of Jamaicans who either have traits of...
Objective To document the prevalence, clinical features, haematology and outcome of acute splenic sequestration (ASS) in homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS). Study design A cohort study from birth. Setting The Medical Research Council Laboratories at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. Patients 311 cases of HbSS detected during the screening of 100 000 deliveries at the main government maternity hospital between 1973 and 1981. Interventions Long-term follow-up and free patient care focusing on ASS. Main outcome measure Acute splenic sequestration. Results There were 183 e...
The findings show liver complications and cirrhosis as major causes of morbidity in patients with SCD, with implications for treatment and care.
PRESIDENT of the Sickle Cell Support Foundation of Jamaica (SCSFJ) Camille Daley says discrimination is becoming more prevalent among people living with sicle cell disease (SCD) as they are being ...
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