Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality among patients with sickle cell disease. It is characterized by the presence of pleutitic chest pain, fever, raies on lung auscultation, and pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray [Castro et ai: Blood 84:643-649, 1994
Sickle Cell Trait-Associated Deaths: A Case Series with a Review of the Literature
โ Scribed by Jon R. Thogmartin; Christopher I. Wilson; Noel A. Palma; Susan S. Ignacio; Mark J. Shuman; Lisa M. Flannagan
- Book ID
- 109282097
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1198
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