hi my daughter has sickle cell disease. She has been having pain in her liver area, sometime intense and at othe times mild. done tests and dr says she has hepatomegaly. the liver function tests shows that SGOT is 47 ul/i. Others are normal. She has taken a course of antibiotics (cefuroxime) for 5 days. lactate dehydrogenAase is also 302 u/l. this pain is still there. Any help? age is 22, female.
Hi thanks for contacting Chat Doctor... Sickle cell anemia is hemoglobinopathy that can lead hemolytic anemia and so liver can be enlarged.... Investigate with peripheral smear and relic count to judge severity. Here by some infection like precipitating factors sickle crisis can occur... Folic acid given as supplement if needed. Hy Chat Doctor. ... If needed then anti adherence therapy like nitric oxide might be needed. Along with symptomatic management done. Maintain HY