Reasons for stopping hydroxyurea treatment in 17 children with sickle cell disease
| Reasons | n | Hydroxyurea treatment (months) |
|---|---|---|
| Failure | 6 | 6, 22, 22, 40, 52, 53 |
| Moving from town | 2 | 12, 14 |
| Non-compliance | 1 | 46 (death post-BMT) |
| Pregnancy | 1 | 50 |
| Cutaneous rash | 1 | 10 days |
| Leg ulcer | 1 | 23 |
| Lupus | 1 | 12 |
| ALL | 1 | 1.5 |
| No explanation | 3 | 12, 22, 45 |
ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; BMT, bone marrow transplant.