Multi-organ dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease a rare presentation and its management in resource-limited setting.
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Series: ; Tanzania Medical Journal Volume 29 Issue 1Publication details: Mwanza: Tanzania Medical Journal & Tanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] 2017-06-19Description: Pages 104–114Online resources: Summary: Abstract
Introduction: Chronic end-organ damage among the sicklers is frequently diagnosed in Tanzania, but rarely involves multiple organs in a single patient.
Case report: A 26-year-old Tanzanian black-sickler woman presented with features related to avascular necrosis of the right hip, left ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cholelithiasis. Despite the management given, her condition is still deteriorating.
Conclusion: Prevention of these complications through screening and early diagnosis with a concurrent timely treatment should be advocated by all health-care providers
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
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| RESEARCH ARTICLES | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | -1 | RA0604 |
Abstract
Introduction: Chronic end-organ damage among the sicklers is frequently diagnosed in Tanzania, but rarely involves multiple organs in a single patient.
Case report: A 26-year-old Tanzanian black-sickler woman presented with features related to avascular necrosis of the right hip, left ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cholelithiasis. Despite the management given, her condition is still deteriorating.
Conclusion: Prevention of these complications through screening and early diagnosis with a concurrent timely treatment should be advocated by all health-care providers
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