Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a highly variable condition, with some patients being asymptomatic and others frequently admitted to hospital. Impairment of the glutathione system due to genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes is expected to influe...
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Research Article10.9734/ahrj/2021/v4i278
Piperacillin-tazobactam is a frequently used antibiotic that has a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and a wide safety profile. The development of thrombocytopenia following the use of piperacillin is usually a gradual phenomenon occurring several days following the first...
H. P. A. Gunathilaka, A. W. G. M Sameera, K. H. B. P Fernandopulle, K. S. Pathirage & R. S. Lokupitiya·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2021
Background: ESR is a simple, inexpensive test commonly used for screening of infective, inflammatory and neoplastic processes. The recommended standard method for ESR by the International Committee for Standardization in Hematology(ICSH) is the Westergren method where blood is a...
Aims: With globalisation, patients with Sickle cell disorders can be found all over the world. Depending on the original genotype, the disease manifestations vary. This study aimed to assess the distribution and clinical presentation of patients with Sickle homozygous/ heterozygo...
Multiple infectious intracranial aneurysms are rare in the paediatric population. This case report is of a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who developed this fatal complication in induction therapy. The child succumbed despite aggressive medical management and surgical i...
Bridelia ferruginea (Benth) Phyllanthaceae called “Kizni” in Hausa, “Iralodan” in Yoruba and “Ola” in Igbo languages are widely used as food and as medicines in traditional medical practice. They are widely found in the Savannah regions especially in the moister regions. This stu...
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Leukemia is a neoplasm composed of monomorphic small mature B cells that co-express CD5, CD23 and one type of immunoglobulin light chain either kappa or lambda, which is necessary for the diagnosis. Here, we report a case in a 65 ye...
Background: Sickle cell anemia (CSA) is one of a group of hemoglobin disorders known as sickle cell disease in which the sickle β-globin gene is inherited. The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) is based on the chronic hemolysis, vaso-occlusive episodes, infection and c...
Abubakar Yusuf Kakagida, Musa Mabu Isa, Abubakar Bello Anka, Mohammed Shu’aibu Shinkafi & Audu A. Mohammed·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2021
The study was carried out evaluate the effects of feeding locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) seed at graded levels on the serum biochemistry of “broilers”. Two hundred and forty broilers were used which were randomly allocated to four treatment groups, each replicated four times in a...
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is taken into account as one of the foremost types of anemia in Sudan, particulary in the western part of the country. The glutathione system plays a vital role in the removal of endogenous products of peroxidation of lipids, thus protecting...
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Research Article10.9734/ahrj/2021/v4i151