Diseases

Acute Chest Syndrome

Respiratory syndrome characterized by the appearance of a new pulmonary infiltrate on chest x-ray, accompanied by symptoms of fever, cough, chest pain, tachypnea, or DYSPNEA, often seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA. Multiple factors (e.g., infection, and pulmonary FAT EMBOLISM) may contribute to the development of the syndrome.

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Respiratory syndrome characterized by the appearance of a new pulmonary infiltrate on chest x-ray, accompanied by symptoms of fever, cough, chest pain, tachypnea, or DYSPNEA, often seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA. Multiple factors (e.g., infection, and pulmonary FAT EMBOLISM) may contribute to the development of the syndrome.

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3 entry terms
  • Acute Chest Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Acute Chest
  • Syndromes, Acute Chest

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2010

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  • Anemia, Sickle Cell (1979-2009)
  • Respiration Disorders (1991-2009)
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult (1989-2009)

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  2. C08w.618.009w
  3. C15.378w.050w.141w.150w.150w.219w
  4. C15.378w.420w.155w.219w
  5. C16w.320w.070w.150w.219w
  6. C16w.320w.365w.155w.219w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acute Chest Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056586
  2. Acute Chest Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_chest_syndrome
  3. Acute Chest Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4677915