SC Hemoglobinopathy: a rare case report

Abstract

In SC hemoglobinopathy, a rare type of sickle cell disease, patients may
experience vaso-occlusive phenomena, but in a milder condition than in the SS
form, considered classic and the most common among them. This current study
aims to present a case of a patient with this rare form of hemoglobinopathy, who
received a late diagnosis, and its clinical evolution, including symptoms,
treatment and life expectancy based on the literature, but mainly on how the
patient is clinically found after seven years of follow-up. It is important to have
epidemiological studies about hemoglobinopathies, specially the rare forms, to
obtain more information regarding the incidence/prevalence of the disease and
clinical manifestations.