Point of care ultrasound detection of thrombus straddling a patent foramen ovale in a patient with acute chest syndrome
Patients with sickle cell disease can develop acute chest syndrome and are at high risk of developing pulmonary thrombosis. We report a case of a young woman with sickle cell disease who was hospitalized for vaso-occlusive crisis and subsequently developed worsening acute chest syndrome and stroke,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122001460 |