%0 Journal Article
%T Particularities of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Senegal
%A Idrissa Demba Ba
%A Indou Deme/Ly
%A Yaye Joor Dieng
%A Abou Ba
%A Babacar Niang
%A Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo
%A Papa Moctar Faye
%A Guillaye Diagne
%A Amadou Sow
%A Fatima Tall/Fall
%A Amadou Lamine Fall
%A Ousmane Ndiaye
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 59-66
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2022.121007
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Tuberculosis and sickle cell disease are one of the main global health
priorities particularly in Africa. We aimed to determine the epidemio</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">logical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of
tuberculosis in children and ad</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">olescents with sickle cell disease. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Patients
and methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Patient</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> aged 0 - 20 years with sickle cell anemia presented </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">with </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">tuberculosis at the Centre Hospitalier National dĄŻEnfants Albert Royer
(CHNEAR), Dakar, Senegal were included in the study. Medical history, risk
factors, clinical, bacteriological, and outcome data was collected. Data was
analyzed using the SPSS software, version 16. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: A total of 25
cases of tuberculosis w</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ere</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> documented from January 1</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">st</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, 1991 to December 31</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">st</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,
2019 (hospital prevalence: 0.97%). Mean age was 12</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">5 years.
The sex ratio was 1.5 (15 girls and 10 boys). Pulmonary tuberculosis </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in
%K Tuberculosis
%K Sickle Cell Disease
%K Children
%K Adolescent
%K Senegal
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=115210