Acute Chest Syndrome
Vaso-occlusive crisis, Lung, Circulatory system
Herausgegeben: Nicolao, Hardmod Carlyle
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The acute chest syndrome is a noninfectious vaso-occlusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in patients with sickle cell anemia.It is characterized by a new infiltrate on a chest x-ray.The crisis is often initiated by a lung infection, and the resulting inflammation and loss of oxygen tension leads to sickling of red cells and further vasoocclusion.The crisis is a common complication in sickle-cell patients and can be associated with one or more sympt...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The acute chest syndrome is a noninfectious vaso-occlusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in patients with sickle cell anemia.It is characterized by a new infiltrate on a chest x-ray.The crisis is often initiated by a lung infection, and the resulting inflammation and loss of oxygen tension leads to sickling of red cells and further vasoocclusion.The crisis is a common complication in sickle-cell patients and can be associated with one or more symptoms including fever, cough, sputum production, dyspnea, or hypoxia. It may result in death, and it is one of the most common causes of death for sickle cell patients.
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