title: Glomerular function in sickle cell disease patients during crisis.
abstract: An 8 month prospective study was carried out in 20 adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients 16 sickle cell anaemia (Hbss) and 4 sickle cell Hbc disease (Hbsc); who had vaso-occlusive crises within the study period to determine the extent of the effect of sickle cell crisis on glomerular function in SCD patients during crisis. The male: female ratio was 1:57 and their mean age was 21.1 +/- 7.9 years. Creatinine clearance (CCr), as an index of glomerular function, was determined at the pre-crisis, crisis, 2 and 4 weeks post-crisis and at the end of the study period. The mean values of their CCr dropped from 113.37 +/- 33.80mls/min at pre-crisis stage to 96.39 +/- 30.13mls/min during crisis (p < 0.001) indicating glomerular dysfunction. It improved significantly to 107.75 +/- 30.20mls/min at 4 weeks post-crisis (p < 0.001). There was no significant differences in the mean values of CCr at the end of the study (116.20 +/- 31.43mls/min) compared to the pre-crisis stage (p > 0.05). It is concluded that glomerular dysfunction in SCD patients during crisis is potentially reversible.
authors.affiliation: University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Department of Medicine, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aderibigbe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arije
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Akinkugbe
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine