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Sickle cell retinopathy: characterization among patients over 40 years of age

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2020
Abstract Purpose: This article aims to describe the prevalence of retinal alterations on the indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy exam in patients with sickle cell disease (HbSS or HbSC) who are over 40 years of age. Methods: This is a retrospective study in which patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) w...

Clinical and hematological profile in a newborn cohort with hemoglobin SC

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (6), 2018
Abstract Objectives: Hemoglobin SC is the second most common variant of sickle-cell disease worldwide, after hemoglobin SS. The objectives of the study were to describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics of hemoglobin SC disease in children from a newborn screening program and treated at a bloo...