Compound Heterozygous Sickle and Thalassemia Trait: A Case Report

Authors

  • Bikash Shrestha Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
  • Kavita Karmacharya Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical, College, Pune
  • Jasjit Singh Department of Medicine, Clinical Hematology and Oncology, Command Hospital, Southern Command, Pune
  • Jyoti Kotwal Associate Professor and Senior Advisor, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical, College, Pune
  • Amit Devgan Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India

Keywords:

Sickle cell disease, hemoglobinopathy, thalassemia, hydroxyurea, globin, electrophoresis, HPLC

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is a type of hemoglobinopathy, which is fairly common in certain parts of the world. We would like to report an interesting case of a child who was labeled as sickle cell anemia but subsequently turned out to be a case of compound heterozygous sickle cell and thalassemia trait.

Keywords: Sickle cell disease; haemoglobinopathy; thalassemia; hydroxyurea; globin; electrophoresis; HPLC

DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v31i2.4414

J Nep Paedtr Soc 2010;31(2):130-133

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Published

2011-05-06

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Case Reports