INTRODUCTION: The frequency of sickle cell disease varies from 5% to 20% in Africa. PATIENTS AND METHOD: This retrospective study investigated 173 patients in an ambulatory setting from August 2000 to July 2006. The study included 98 women and 75 men, aged 15-62 years, with a mean age of 26.7 years. RESULTS: Only 89 patients (71 SC and 18 SS) were seen in ophthalmology, 44 (49%) had sickle cell retinopathy with 26 (29%) cases nonproliferative and 18 cases proliferative (20%). Among the 71 SC patients, 35 (50%) had sickle cell retinopathy, with 40% the proliferative form. Of the 18 SS patients, nine had a retinopathy (50%), with four cases proliferative. DISCUSSION: Retinopathy is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease, which can lead to blindness, and its management better accessibility to the ophthalmologic examination and preventive treatment by laser photo coagulation.
INTRODUCTION: The frequency of sickle cell disease varies from 5% to 20% in Africa. PATIENTS AND METHOD: This retrospective study investigated 173 patients in an ambulatory setting from August 2000 to July 2006. The study included 98 women and 75 men, aged 15-62 years, with a mean age of 26.7 years. RESULTS: Only 89 patients (71 SC and 18 SS) were seen in ophthalmology, 44 (49%) had sickle cell retinopathy with 26 (29%) cases nonproliferative and 18 cases proliferative (20%). Among the 71 SCpatients, 35 (50%) had sickle cell retinopathy, with 40% the proliferative form. Of the 18 SS patients, nine had a retinopathy (50%), with four cases proliferative. DISCUSSION: Retinopathy is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease, which can lead to blindness, and its management better accessibility to the ophthalmologic examination and preventive treatment by laser photo coagulation.
Authors: Mona Kamal El-Ghamrawy; Hanan F El Behairy; Amal El Menshawy; Seham A Awad; Ahmed Ismail; Mohamed Salah Gabal Journal: Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus Date: 2014-01-23 Impact factor: 0.900