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Query: UMLS:C0002895 (sickle cell disease)
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A prospective study of the renal abnormalities on excretion urography in 189 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease is presented. Demonstrable abnormalities were present in 69% but there was no correlation with symptomatology. Calyceal clubbing was the most common abnormality occurring in 39% of cases and its incidence increased with age. An unexpectedly high prevalence (23%) of papillary necrosis occurred and both sinuses and cavities were demonstrated. The reasons for this high prevalence are discussed. The urographic findings did not correlate significantly with hematological features of the disease.
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PMID:Urographic findings in homozygous sickle cell disease. 61 45

Tow age-matched groups of patients with sickle cell anaemia (SS), one with persistent gross splenomegaly (PGS) and the other without palpable spleens, were studied to determine the clinical and laboratory features associated with PGS. The group with PGS had significantly larger mean liver size, higher serum indirect bilirubin levels, but lower mean haematocrit, blood cell counts and serum albumin: globulin ratio when compared to the control group without splenomegaly. Large palpable livers (greater than 6 cm below the coastal margin) among the PGS group tended to be associated with digital clubbing. A retrospective analysis of their case files showed that patients with PGS had had predominantly anaemic crises while those without splenomegaly had had predominantly vaso-occlusive crises over a 2-year period. No difference was found between the 2 groups, in respect of anthropometric data, prevalence of hepatomegaly or frequency of hospital admissions and blood transfusions.
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PMID:Clinical and laboratory features associated with persistent gross splenomegaly in Nigerian children with sickle cell anaemia. 238 63