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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA PATIENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL, NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS

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Received: June 5, 2018
Accepted: November 26, 2018
Published: January 1, 2019
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Anemia, Sickle cell anemia, Chronic kidney disease
Hematology

Authors

Audu Abdullahi Bukar
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Mohammad Maina Sulaiman
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE (NEPHROLOGY UNIT) COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Adama Isa Ladu
adamaisahladu@gmail.com
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Aisha Mohammed Abba
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Mohammed Kabir Ahmed
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Gideon Thomas Marama
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.
Usman Ali Medugu Abjah
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI P.M.B 1069 MAIDUGURI NIGERIA, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Involvement of the kidneys in patient with sickle cell anaemia is a well recognized chronic complication of this disorder. The index study seeks to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS) and to identify risk factors associated with its development.

Methodology: The subjects consisted of adolescents and adults with HbSS recruited sequentially from the adult haematology outpatient clinic and Day care ward of the unit. Clinical variables including age of diagnosis of SCA, frequency of vaso-occlusive crisis and transfusion therapy, as well as laboratory data including haematological profile, renal function test were obtained from routine blood result. The glomerular filtration rate was estimated (eGFR) using the ‘modification of diet in renal disease’ (MDRD) formula..

Results: Two hundred and eighty-four HbSS patients were recruited. The prevalence of CKD amongst them was 38.9%.  Further stratification of the patients based on eGFR showed that sixty-nine (26.8%) had hyperfiltration; 35 (13.6%) stage 1 CKD; 53 (20.6%) stage 2 CKD; 61 (23.7%) stage 3 CKD; 30 (11.7%) stage 4 CKD and 9 (3.5%) had end stage renal disease. There was significant association between eGFR and clinical parameters such as age (r -0.353, p=0.000), SBP (r -0.148, p= 0.021), DBP (r -0.213, p=0.001) and total number of blood received (r -0.276, p=0.000); and laboratory parameters such as  PCV (r 0.371, p=0.000); urea ( r 0.527, p=000 ); creatinine (r 0.625, p=0.000) and uric acid  ( r -0.419, p=0.000).

Conclusion

The present study has revealed a high prevalence of CKD amongst patients with SCA in this region. Various clinical and laboratory predictors of eGFR were also identified. Monitoring and detection of early stages of these groups of patients may allow for interventions which may delay progression into advance stages and ESRD.

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“CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA PATIENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL, NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS” (2019) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 11(1), p. e2019010. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2019.010.