hemoglobinopathies/fever

The characteristic spectrum of infections in patients with aplastic anemia, chronic neutropenic diseases, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and other hemoglobinopathies are described. The major risk factor for infection in patients with bone marrow failure is the degree of neutropenia and

To estimate the frequency of bacteremia in children with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies (SCHs) and to evaluate the usefulness of various findings in predicting septicemia, we reviewed the charts of 153 patients with SCH who made 326 emergency department visits in a one-year period. Ninety children

Children with sickle cell disease frequently present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of fever or management of pain. We retrospectively analyzed all ED visits by children with sickle hemoglobinopathies during 1990, excluding those for trauma. Of 146 visits by 56 children, 73 (50%)

We report a case of a pregnant woman with a complex hemoglobinopathy who developed a symptomatic anemia at 28 weeks of gestation and was treated with multiple transfusions of type-specific packed red blood cells. Shortly thereafter, she developed a fever and joint pains, along with laboratory values

Between January 1985 and March 1986, in the high altitude area of Kivu, Eastern Zaïre, 38 patients presenting with hemoglobinuria as main manifestation were investigated. Profound glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency was detected in 4 patients, leptospirosis in 2 and Hantaan virus infection

To report the rare and dramatic event of bilateral macular infarction in a sickle cell hemoglobinopathy (SS genotype) patient, resulting in bilateral severe reduction in visual acuity. Without any intervention, the patient's vision gradually improved over the follow-up period. Central visual field

Thalassemia represents a heterogeneous group of inherited diseases characterized by the lack or reduced production of hemoglobin β-chains. Many patients with thalassemia require splenectomy. What should be considered in the evaluation and management of candidates for splenectomy is to cover

Bone marrow necrosis with subsequent embolization of the fat and necrotic tissues into the systemic circulation causing fat embolism syndrome and multiorgan failure is a rare complication of patients with hemoglobinopathies. The exact etiology of this condition is not known. Because it occurs more

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever are re-emerging diseases that are endemic in the Tropics. The global prevalence of dengue cases has increased in South-East Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and the Americas. The increasingly widespread distribution and the rising incidence of dengue virus

OBJECTIVE Patients with hemoglobinopathies who undergo splenectomy are at risk for invasive infections. The aim of this investigation was to present the clinical spectrum of infections in splenectomized patients. METHODS The study cohort comprised 54 splenectomized patients with beta-thalassemia

Blackwater fever is characterized by severe intravascular hemolysis with renal failure caused by recurrent use of quinine for prophylaxis. Once described in European patients, sporadic cases have been reported more and more often in autochthonous Africans and Asians. Newer antimalarials including

BACKGROUND Bacteremia is one of the most feared infectious complications of sickle cell disease, and it is associated with a high mortality rate in children. The objective of our study was to investigate the proportion of bacteremia among febrile children with sickle hemoglobinopathies and the

OBJECTIVE To describe the main results obtained in the first 15 months of neonatal screening for sickle cell disease in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 2000 to November 2001. METHODS Starting in August 2000, blood samples began to be collected for sickle cell disease screening from

OBJECTIVE Unstable hemoglobins (Hb) show amino acid substitutions in critical places that produce a decrease of molecular solubility facilitating its denaturalization and precipitation. We describe the first case of Hb Newcastle in Spain. METHODS 5 year-old girl who came to visit due to fever over 4