- Request received26/06/2025
- Checked & confirmed13/08/2025
- Fundraising13/08/2025
- Treatment provided17/09/2025
- Invoice paid21/11/2025
- Case closed12/02/2026
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Abdulkadir U., 2
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About blood
Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic condition in which the red blood cells changes shape from their normal circular/biconcave to a shape resembling a sickle thereby reducing the ability of the red blood cells to perform their normal functions. Patients with this condition tend to suffer from crisis which can be painfully crisis or anemic crisis usually precipitated by underlying disease condition or stress.
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YOBE STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL DAMATURU
Damaturu, Yobe State, 6 Gujba Road, Nigeria
Background
Abdulkadir is a calm child who's always with his mother. Smiles always, even to strangers. Abdulkadir presented with a 2-day history of hand and foot swelling which were said to be painful. Parents also reported a prior history of cough, high-grade fever, and mild shortness of breath. On presentation at our hospital, He was evaluated and diagnosed with Sickle Cell Crisis - Vaso occlusive and Anemia secondary to Chest Infection.
Medical history
Abdulkadir, who is a known sickle cell disease patient was admitted in our facility where he was managed as a case of Mixed Crisis precipitated by Chest infection. He had his complete dosages of antibiotics, analgesics and antimalarials. He also had blood transfused and was re-hydrated. As the treatment progressed, he responded well as presenting symptoms subsided. He was later discharged home with oral medications following the improvement of his condition to continue with his follow-up.
Prognosis
With prevention and proper management of the crisis, Sickle Cell Disease patients can live a normal life. However, without proper management they can suffer from life threatening complications like kidney failure, stroke etc.
