EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGY OF PATIENTS WITH HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER OF NORTH KERALA
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 45
Abstract
BACKGROUND Haemolytic anaemia’s are characterised by increased RBC destruction and evidence of accelerated erythropoiesis. Haemolysis due to intrinsic RBC disorders, i.e. the inherited haemolytic anaemias are more common. Most of these anaemias are easily recognisable under the light microscope. MATERIALS AND METHODS To study the clinical and morphological profile of different types of haemolytic anaemia due to RBC defects in patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital of North Kerala, India. RESULTS A cross-sectional study was carried out among 217 patients of haemolytic anaemia admitted in a tertiary care hospital over a period of five years from January 2012 to December 2016. The data on sociodemographic profile, relevant clinical history and clinical examination were collected in predesigned and pretested standard proforma and morphological parameters were assessed by using standard guidelines. CONCLUSION Sickle cell anaemia was found to be the most common of haemolytic anaemias reported in the hospital. HbE and HbD are extremely rare entities with only a single case report each. A single case of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) was reported, this was included as it is an intrinsic RBC disorder.
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Sheela Thomas, Rajan G, Chaganty Saikiranreddy, Shima Shima
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