Table 1.
Case summary showing the socio-demographics and clinical presentations of the patients
| Demography | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
| Sex | Male | Female | Male | Male | Female |
| Age | 15yr | 21yr | 15yr | 3yr | 15yr |
| Education | Secondary | Tertiary | Secondary | Preschool | Secondary |
| Hb Elect | HbS | HbS | HbS+C | HbS+C | HbS |
| Regular Hospital follow up |
No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Adherence to routine medications |
No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Recurrent anaemia |
+ | + | + | + | + |
| Recurrent fever | + | + | + | + | + |
| Hepatomegaly | + | + | - | + | + |
| Splenomegaly | + | - | - | + | - |
| Lymphadenopathy | + | + | - | + | + |