Painful Vaso-occlusive Crisis as a Prodromal Phase of Acute Chest Syndrome. Is Only One Chest X-ray Enough? A Case Report
The predominant pathophysiological feature of homozygous sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the vaso-occlusion. Vaso-occlusion can be associated with painful crises, which are the primary reason for those patients to seek medical care. Vaso-occlusion is responsible for the acute chest syndrome (ACS) with l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Prague Medical Report |
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| Online Access: | https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/114/3/0180/ |