Introduction: "Ambiguous lineage acute leukemias" including biphenotypic acute leukemia are subtypes of acute leukemia (AL) generally representing less than 5% of all acute leukemias. We report a case of biphenotypic acute leukemia (T and B) diagnosed in the clinical hematology d...
Abraham Akinbola, Joyce Olufemi-Aworinde, Kola Owonikoko, Afolabi Salawu, Taiwo Oloyede, Samson Ojedokun, Rafiat Kareem, Mobolaji Agunbiade-Olu, Ibukun Akinbola & Hannah Olawumi·International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology·2023
Background: The risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) is high during pregnancy due to both physiologic changes in pregnancy and the impact of inherited and acquired thrombophilia. Protein S (PS), Protein C (PC) and Antithrombin III (ATIII) deficiencies have been found in som...
Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a condition where the body lacks enough hemoglobin or red blood cells, and is the leading global cause of anemia. It affects 40-50% of students in impoverished and emerging nations, compared to 6-20% in affluent nations. The main causes...
Background: Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites. Malaria was one of the major problems in Sudan, recently the emergence of malaria in Northern Darfur lead to the outbreak in the 2018 and 2019 high morbidity and mortality, the host parasites interact...
Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clonal disease of the hematopoietic tissue characterized by abnormal proliferation of myeloid lineage progenitor cells, resulting in insufficient generation of normal mature blood cells. Bone pain is often present at the diagnosis o...
Platelets are small, anuclear blood cells derived from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Their role is to stop bleeding (haemostasis) during haemorrhage and are also used as part of cancer treatment. Hence, the importance and demand for platelet concentrates (PCs) should never b...
The use of medicinal plants to resolve many ailments especially inflammatory diseases is gaining global attention. Bryophyllum pinnatum(Crassulaceae) called ‘Oda-opue’ in Igbo, ‘Eru-odundun in Yoruba and ‘Abomoda’ in Hausa languages is one of the plants widely used as food and me...
Background: The most prevalent dietary-related anemia, iron deficiency anemia (IDA), is a significant global public health issue. IDA causes micro thrombosis because iron inhibits megakaryopoiesis. Thrombocytosis is improved with iron therapy. Objective: The aim is to evaluate th...
Kofi Mensah, Charles Nkansah, Samuel K. Appiah, Juliana Barnie, Doris T. Timbilla, Samira Daud, Dorcas Serwaa, Felix Osei-Boakye, Charles A. Derigubah, Simon B. Bani & Gabriel Abbam·International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology·2022
Aim: To assess the predictive values of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and mean platelet volume (MPV) for pre-eclampsia in pregnancy. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics and Gynecolo...
Simon Bannison Bani, Lawrence Quaye, Peter Paul M. Dapare, Yussif Adams, Moses Banyeh, Barnabas B. N. Gandau, Charles Nkansah, Kofi Mensah, Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Kingsley Boakye, Sandra J. Rogers & Fathea Bani·International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology·2022
Aims: This study assessed and compared the haemoglobin concentration and red cell morphological changes in stored blood units at the Tamale Teaching Hospital located in the Northern Region of Ghana. Methods: This is experimental research conducted from November, 2019 to June, 202...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) infection is one of the emerging infections that has ravaged the world. The hypercoagulable status reported in severe malaria infection, which implicates the involvement of platelets, has also been reported in COVID-19 infection. This study was carried...
Platelets are small anucleate cell fragments found in the blood, which originate from large cells known as megakaryocytes. Platelets are widely used in transfusion medicine for therapeutic purposes. Platelet transfusions are beneficial for patients who are experiencing thrombocyt...
Estella Tembe-Fokunang, Marceline Djuidje Nganoue, Vanessa Edwige Tchadji Mayoudom, Frederick Kechia Aghem, Ngo Sack Françoise, Toukam Michel, Tayou Tagny Claude, Ngum Samuel, Marie Jose Essi, Dora Mbanya, Marie Therese Abena Obama Ondoua & Charles Ntungwen Fokunang·International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology·2022
The blood disease called aplastic anaemia (AA) isconsidered a rare blood condition known to be in some occasion to be a public health concern, as a life-threatening health accounting for the major causes of bone marrow failure. AA may provoke bone marrow hypoplasia or aplasia in...
Introduction: Cytopathologists are frequently confronted with lymphocyte-rich effusions, and definite decision of reactive lymphocytosis or indolent lymphoma may be extremely difficult based on microscopy alone, where small proportions of malignant cells can be detected by flow c...
Diabetes mellitus has over the years become a public health challenge and a complex disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia that results in microvascular and macrovascular complications. The present study was designed to determine alteration in haemostatic parameters in...