Genevive A., 16

Genevive is the first of two children in her family. Both her parents are alive; her mother works as a house help while her father is a peasant farmer. She enjoys reading, making new friends, and is also a talented singer. Genevive dreams of becoming a fashion designer in the future. She is cheerful, sociable, and outgoing. Genevive has had sickle cell disease since birth. She recently experienced joint pain, initially thought it is just mild joint pains that could go away with paracetamol, but the pain persisted, prompting her teacher to bring her to the hospital. When she was brought to the hospital, the pain was so severe that she was unable to walk and she was also having some pain in he abdomen.

Genevive is a known sickler currently not on follow up came while on crisis and a diagnosis of malaria was made with elevated WBC.She was managed on Iv antimalarials and iv antibiotic and pain management also done with rehydration.She showed good prognosis and upon discharge she had recovered fully and no more signs of crisis were felt.She has gone back to school and she is currently sitting for her exams.

Genevive is expected to recover well from severe malaria now that prompt and appropriate treatment was given to her. Being a child with sickle cell disease, she will need close monitoring for any complications, but with continued medical care, hydration, and adherence to her medications, she can return to her usual activities and remain healthy.