Resumen de Unveiling complex interaction of sickle cell hemoglobin with another hemoglobinopathy – A Rare Entity

Neha Singh, Garima Baweja, Akanksha Bhatia, Vijay Kumar

• Hemoglobinopathies constitute one of the most common inherited hematological disorders in the world with an increasing global disease burden each year. One among them is sickle cell disease with diverse genotypes and wide phenotypic heterogenity. Many subgroups exist within the umbrella of sickle cell disease. Hb S/DPunjab, a rare hemoglobinopathy, is one of them, mimics sickle cell disease, and is discussed in the present study. We describe one such unusual clinical case of a young child who presented with intermittent fever and joint problems. The study case was found to have Hb S/DPunjab by high performance liquid chromatography. Clinical and hematological details of this rare condition is only briefly discussed in the literature. Precise diagnosis can be made using high performance liquid chromatography in conjunction with family studies.