MY Jinadu*

Special Grade I Consultant Physician, Federal Medical Centre Ebute Meta, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: MY Jinadu, Special Grade I Consultant Physician, Federal Medical Centre Ebute Meta, Nigeria.

Received: May 9, 2018; Published: June 09, 2018

Citation: MY Jinadu. “Sickle Cell Disorder Co-Morbidity with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection”. Acta Scientific Microbiology 1.7 (2018).

  Sickle Cell Disorder is an inherited hemoglobinopathy occurring mainly in West African populations.

  The red blood cells (erythrocytes) in affected individuals as sume a sickle shape thus compromising the cells’ oxygen carrying capacity and life span. Hemoglobin S (HbS) is devastating in its homozygote form causing chronic anaemia and complications. The heterozygote form of the disorder often exists with normal Hemoglobin A i.e. HbAS and less frequently with Hemoglbin C as HbSC.

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