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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Red Blood Cell Exchange Apheresis in the Management of Acute Chest Syndrome: Case Study at Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ghana)- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMT-Ghana).

George Awuku Asare, Coker Amin, Kate Fiador, Israel Hagbevor, Ernest Tsede, Blessing Ampofo, Benjamin Mensah

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7 authors.

George Awuku AsareDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences University of Ghana Accra Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-5579
Coker AminGreater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) Accra Ghana.
Kate FiadorSickle Cell Clinic Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) Accra Ghana.
Israel HagbevorMargret Marquart Catholic Hospital Kpando Ghana.
Ernest TsedeBone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit Accra Ghana.
Blessing AmpofoGhana Police Hospital Laboratory Accra Ghana.
Benjamin MensahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences University of Ghana Accra Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most prevalent genetic disease in Africa and sub-Saharan Africa is sickle cell disease. Crisis often leads to severe pain in the limbs and chest region accompanied by oxygen deprivation to tissues. In children and adults, acute chest syndrome (ACS) which is a complication of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), is a life-threatening condition. A 24-year-old female with known Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) complained of generalized diffuse chest pains and was administered diclofenac at a peripheral hospital. The pains subsided. However, the condition relapsed and at another clinic, she was treated with

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acute chest syndromesickle cell diseasetherapeutic apheresisVaso‐occlusive crisis

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PMID40337751
PMCPMC12058324

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