Elevated plasma D-dimer levels in children with sickle cell anemia in steady state attending state specialist hospital Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Elevated plasma D-dimer levels in children with sickle cell anemia in steady state attending state specialist hospital Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) has been linked with altered plasma levels of D-dimer. However, routine assessment of D-dimer and other coagulation indices in SCA patients are rarely carried out. The aim of this study was to determine the mean plasma levels of D-dimer and other coagulation indi...

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Main Authors: Salisu Ahmed Ibrahim, Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Abdulhamid Buhari Mohammed, Kabiru Ahmed Mohammed, Tanko Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
d-dimer
maiduguri
nigeria
sickle cell anemia
steady state
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=4;spage=634;epage=637;aulast=Ibrahim

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