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Sickle cell disease and systematic lupus erythematous association in a 14-yearold adolescent female: A case report

SCD develops when haemoglobin (HbS) is produced in the body as a result of a mutation occurring in haemoglobin beta chain. SLE is defined as a rare, chronic autoimmune multi-organ manifestation. SCD and SLE rarely coincide in literature due to the limited number of cases and the overlapping of symptoms of both diseases.

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