Advanced sickle cell associated interstitial lung disease presenting with cor pulmonale in a Nigerian.

Autor: Fawibe, Ademola Emmanuel, Kolo, Philip Manman, Ogunmodede, James Ayodele, Desalu, Olufemi Olumuyiwa, Salami, Kazeem Alakija
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Zdroj: Nigerian Medical Journal; Apr-Jun2012, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p105-107, 3p
Abstrakt: Previous studies have reported abnormal pulmonary function and pulmonary hypertension among Nigerians with sickle cell disease, but there is no report of interstitial lung disease among them. We report a Nigerian sickle cell patient who presented with computed tomography proven interstitial lung disease complicated by pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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