Evaluation of two red cell inclusion staining methods for assessing spleen function among sickle cell disease patients in North-East Nigeria.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Adama I Ladu (लेखक), Ngamarju A Satumari (लेखक), Aisha M Abba (लेखक), Fatima A Abulfathi (लेखक), Caroline Jeffery (लेखक), Adekunle Adekile (लेखक), Imelda Bates (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The loss of splenic function is associated with an increased risk of infection in sickle cell disease (SCD); however, spleen function is rarely documented among SCD patients in Africa, due partly to the non-availability of sophisticated techniques such as scintigraphy. Methods of assessing splenic f...