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Visceral Leishmaniasis with Secondary Hemophagocytosis in a Sickle Cell Anemia Patient

1King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017, Vol. 5 No. 7, 187-189
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-7-5
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education Publishing

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Dhayhi Nabil S., Arishi Haider M., Alnami Mohammed Y., Dammur Prabhara. Visceral Leishmaniasis with Secondary Hemophagocytosis in a Sickle Cell Anemia Patient. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(7):187-189. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-7-5.

Correspondence to: Dhayhi  Nabil S., King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia. Email: ndhayhi@gmail.com

Abstract

Sickle cell anemia (SCA ) is one of the most common hemoglobinopathies, which is characterized by a high level of abnormal hemoglobin called hemoglobin S (Hb S). This abnormal hemoglobin results from changes in amino acids and valine instead of glutamine at the sixth position of the β globin molecule. Two affected genes are needed to develop sickle cell anemia, homozygous Hb S.

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