A Rare Concurrence of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Sickle Cell Disease and Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

118 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common inherited hemolytic anemias affecting millions of people worldwide with a high prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for approximately 80% of the cases globally and in the Middle East1,2. The prevalence in Bahrain has been estimated at 1.3% with a high phenotypic variation due to its association with coinherited α and β thalassemia alleles3,4.