Characteristics of sickle cell patients with possible aplastic crises in the steady state and in anaemic crises
| Steady state | Crises | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | Hb (g/l) | Liver size (cm) | Spleen size (cm) | Retic. count | Tot. bil. | MP | Hb (g/l) | Liver size (cm) | Spleen size (cm) | Retic. count | Tot. bil. | MP |
| Tot. bil., total bilirubin level (μmol/l). | ||||||||||||
| Retic. count, reticulocyte count (%). | ||||||||||||
| MP, malaria parasite. | ||||||||||||
| 1.6 | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 18.4 | Neg | 49 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 22.3 | Pos |
| 2.5 | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 15.3 | Neg | 45 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 14.2 | Neg |
| 1.8 | 75 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 25.3 | Neg | 52 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 30.4 | Neg |
| 2.6 | 82 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 20.6 | Neg | 50 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 20 | 25.1 | Neg |
| 5.5 | 84 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 50.4 | Neg | 52 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 21 | 49.2 | Neg |