In Sickle cell anaemia ,RBC's (red blood cells) are fragile & become sickle shaped.Their oxygen carrying capacity is poor.The disease has variants like
1)Sickle cell trait
For worms drugs like mebendazole ,albendazole are useful.
For correction of piles,surgical consultation should be made.This is an important cause of blood loss.
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Sitz bath for piles
One should eat nonveg diet adequate so that he gets vit B12 as veg diet contains very less amounts of vit B12.
Certain drugs like primaquine which is used in Rx of malaria can cause bone marrow toxicity.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sickle cell anaemia, piles
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albendazole,
malaria,
mebendazole,
piles,
primaquine,
Sickle cell anaemia,
Sitz bath
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