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3 articles for “Multiple blood transfusions”
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Serum Hepcidin Status of Sickle Cell Disease Subjects with Multiple Blood Transfusion in Nigeria
Abstract: Objectives: No effective physiological mechanism for excess iron excretion is known in humans. Conditions such as sickle cell disease (SCD), where red blood cell transfusion is a frequently employed therapy can subsequently result in ready accumulation and circulation of exogenous iron as non-transferrin bound iron in tissues with possible impairment of iron homeostasis in them. Aim: The influence of multiple blood transfusions on the patterns of iron homeostasis in correlation …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Management of Dimorphic Anemia by Repeated Blood Transfusions: A Case Report
Abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, popularly known asPRES, is defined as a clinicoradiological syndrome which is characterized by symptoms such as headache, seizures, and altered consciousness and characterized by white matter vasogenic edema affecting the posterior occipital and parietal lobes of the brain .We report a 39-year-old woman who was treated by iron and blood transfusion for dimorphic anemia with a hemoglobin (Hb) level of 2 g/dl. Patient developed three episodes …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 6–8 Read article
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An Overview of Fanconi Anemia: A Genetic Disorder
Abstract: Fanconi Anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder caused by DNA repair defects due to pathogenic variants in one of 21 genes. It is the primary cause of inherited bone marrow failure, marked by pancytopenia. Clinically, Fanconi Anemia (FA) is associated with congenital malformations in multiple systems, resulting in progressive bone marrow failure and heightened cancer risk, especially in the urogenital region and the head and neck. There are approximately …
Published in International Journal of Oncological Nursing and Practices · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 19–25 Read article