This study aims to show the effectiveness of hydroxyl urea in the treatment of
severe forms of sickle-cell anemia.
The study included 30 patients from patients with sickle cell anemia and who
reviewed the Blood clinics in AL- Assad University Hosp
ital .
We had studied patients treated with hydroxy urea for at least 6 months, where it was
compared to blood and clinical variables before and after hydroxy urea treatment.
The results showed an improvement in blood and clinical manifestations , and it was
noted a significant increase in the level of fetal hemoglobin, and a decrease in the level of
hemoglobin and sickle cell after hydroxy urea treatment.
hydroxy urea treatment also led to a clear increase in the level of total hemoglobin,
and a decrease in the value of total bilirubin.
Decrease in the number of the pain episodes that needed hospitalization, and the
number of times of blood transfusion after treatment, too.
