O. E. Iheanacho

Haematological Parameters of Adult and Paediatric Subjects with Sickle Cell Disease in Steady State, in Benin City, Nigeria

O. E. Iheanacho · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2015

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and the management requires regular monitoring of the patients. The monitoring includes routine assessment of haematological parameters and any deviation can best be appreciated when steady...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IBRR/2015/18339

Pentazocine abuse in Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: A Chronic Menace

O. E. Iheanacho, I. P. Ezenwenyi & M. E. Enosolease · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Background: Pentazocine abuse in patients with Sickle cell disease (SCD) has not received adequate attention in Nigeria. Many of these SCD patients have had their conditions unduly worsened and quality of life severely breached by complications of pentazocine abuse. Despite the g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/18336