| Autor: |
Adepoju, A A, Akere, A, Ogun, G O, Ogunbosi, B O, Asinobi, A O, Bello, O, Orimadegun, A E, Allen, Stephen, Akinyinka, O O |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
2046-9055 |
| Popis: |
Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a chronic haemolytic anaemia associated with vaso-occlusive painful crises which may affect several systems including the gastro-intestinal system, resulting in abdominal pain. The concurrence of inflammatory bowel disease and haemoglobinopathy is rare. No previously reported concurrent cases of both SCA and ulcerative colitis (UC) in sub-Saharan Africa were found in the literature. A 16-year-old girl with concurrent SCA and UC is presented. She was admitted to University College Hospital, Ibadan with a 1-year history of recurrent peri-umbilical pain and bloody stools. These symptoms were mainly attributed to SCA at the referring hospital, and she was managed for chronic tropical diarrhoea without a remarkable clinical response. This case illustrates the concurrent presentation of SCA and ulcerative colitis which led to the missed and delayed diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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