SICKLE CELL DISEASE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING PREGNANCY

Ocal P., Sal V., Bulut B., Karatas S., Cepni I.

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.4, no.3, pp.45-47, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-47
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Sickle cell anemia is a chronic congenital hemolytic anemia which courses with high feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, characterized with painful crises increasing in the third trimester.