Sickle cell patient with an acute chest syndrome and a negative chest X-ray: potential role of the ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) lung scan
| Autor: | Bharat Motwani, Sunitha Sukumaran, Maxwell P. Westerman, Robert Gross, Anitha Nallari, Lawrence Feldman, Sandra Allen, Jack Garon, Navleen Kaur |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Hemolytic anemia
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology business.industry Hematology Anemia Sickle Cell medicine.disease Ventilation/perfusion ratio Sickle cell anemia Acute chest syndrome Hemoglobinopathy Dyspnea Fatal Outcome medicine Breathing Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio Humans Radiography Thoracic Radiology Complication business Pulmonary Embolism Perfusion |
| Zdroj: | American journal of hematology. 74(3) |
| ISSN: | 0361-8609 |
| Popis: | Acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease is caused by thromboemboli in the pulmonary vasculature. The diagnostic criteria include the presence of pulmonary infiltrate(s) on chest x-ray. This case report suggests that a V/Q scan may play a diagnostic role in sickle cell patients with symptoms of ACS and a negative chest x-ray. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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