Acute chest syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease: A 19-year tertiary center experience

Acute chest syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease: A 19-year tertiary center experience

INTRODUCTION: The most common cause of death among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients is acute chest syndrome (ACS). Since SCD is a common condition in the Eastern province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), we aimed to provide a detailed description of the clinical characteristics and ACS manage...

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Main Authors: Abdullah A Yousef, Hwazen A Shash, Ali N Almajid, Ammar A Binammar, Hamza Ali Almusabeh, Hassan M Alshaqaq, Mohammad H Al-Qahtani, Waleed H Albuali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
acute chest syndrome
hemoglobinopathy
pediatrics
pulmonary complications
saudi arabia
sickle cell disease
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2022;volume=17;issue=4;spage=199;epage=206;aulast=Yousef

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2022;volume=17;issue=4;spage=199;epage=206;aulast=Yousef

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