The sickle cell anemia in the pediatric ward of Princess Hospital Margaret Section: LEARNING TO TEACH How to quote Mora Rodríguez NE. La anemia drepanocítica en el servicio de pediatría del Hospital Princess Margaret. Educare21 oct 2010; 69. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de octubre de 2010]. URL disponible en: http://www.educare.net AuthorsNidieska Elizabeth Mora Rodríguez Position Licenciada en Enfermería. Profesora Instructora de Metodología de Enfermería. Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Banes, Holguín (Cuba). Contact email: nmora706@gmail.com Abstract This paper is an extract from a thesis submitted for a degree of Master of Integral Care for Children and was presented at the Scientific Meeting of the No 4 Cuban Medical Brigade in the Commonwealth of Dominica.It presents some views on pediatric work arising from the presence of pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia, an inherited condition that is common in populations of African origin although it is not limited to them. It is the result of an abnormality in the beta chain of adult hemoglobin (hemoglobin A) where the valine amino acid replaces the glutamic acid normally found at position six from the amino acid terminal. Keywords: hypersplenism; pediatrics; sickle cell anemiavaso-occlusive crises Versión en Español Título: La anemia drepanocítica en el servicio de pediatría del Hospital Princess Margaret