Magnitude of elevated iron stores and risk associated in steady state sickle cell anemia Congolese children: a cross sectional study.
Jean-Robert MakuloKaren Efombola ItokuaRosette Kevani LepiraGloire Mavinga BundutidiMichel Ntetani AloniRené Makuala NgiyuluJean Lambert GiniFrançois Bompeka LepiraPublished in: BMC hematology (2019)
In SCA children, hyperferritinemia requiring iron chelation is most strongly related to blood transfusion. This situation concerned almost one in five children in present study; this shows the magnitude of the problem which is underestimated.