Chizoma I. Eneh

Serum Ferritin Levels of Steady State Sickle Cell Anaemia Children in Enugu Southeast Nigeria

Chizoma I. Eneh, Chinweoke A. Nwankwo & Juliet C. Ihuoma · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023

Background: Serum ferritin(SF), an indicator of body iron stores may be elevated for reasons such as inflammation, chronic haemolysis, and multiple transfusions which all occur frequently in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) patients. Serum ferritin values above 30 µg/dl(300ng/ml) have b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i125031

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency Co-incident with Autoimune Haemolytic Anemia in an Adolescent Female: A Case Report

Chizoma I. Eneh & Chukwunonso C. Iheji · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a genetic disorder with a deficiency or absence of G6PD, an enzyme required for the proper function of red blood cells. The pattern of inheritance for G6PD gene mutation is sex-linked recessive. It thus affects ma...

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