Compound Heterozygous Sickle and Thalassemia Trait: A Case Report

Authors

  • Bikash Shrestha Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
  • Kavita Karmacharya Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical, College, Pune
  • Jasjit Singh Department of Medicine, Clinical Hematology and Oncology, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune
  • Jyoti Kotwal Associate Professor and Senior Advisor, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical, College, Pune
  • Amit Devgan Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4414

Keywords:

Sickle cell disease, hemoglobinopathy, thalassemia, hydroxyurea, globin, electrophoresis, HPLC

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is a type of hemoglobinopathy, which is fairly common in certain parts of the world. We would like to report an interesting case of a child who was labeled as sickle cell anemia but subsequently turned out to be a case of compound heterozygous sickle cell and thalassemia trait.

Keywords: Sickle cell disease; haemoglobinopathy; thalassemia; hydroxyurea; globin; electrophoresis; HPLC

DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4414

J Nep Paedtr Soc 2010;31(2):130-133

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2011-05-06

How to Cite

Shrestha, B., Karmacharya, K., Singh, J., Kotwal, J., & Devgan, A. (2011). Compound Heterozygous Sickle and Thalassemia Trait: A Case Report. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 31(2), 130–133. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4414

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2011)

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Brief Reports/Case Reports/Case Series

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