A 26-year-old African-American male presented with chest and back pain, fatigue and a
history of the following: homozygous sickle cell anemia, pain crises, stroke, hip replacement …

Abstract GONZALEZ GAITAN, Tatiana. Acute chest syndrome due to sickle cell disease as a
cause of sudden death: Case report and literature review. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online] …

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is defined as the radiological appearance of pulmonary
infiltrates with fever or respiratory symptoms like chest pain, breathlessness, and cough in a …

Acute chest syndrome is the most common cause of death and second most common cause
for hospitalization of the adult population suffering from sickle cell disease. Therefore, it is …

Sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary genetic disorder marked by abnormal circulating
hemoglobin, presents a spectrum of complications necessitating collaboration among …

Sickle cell trait occurs as a result of inheritance of a normal haemoglobin gene (HbA) from
one parent and a mutated sickle haemoglobin (HbS) gene from another. Unlike the sickle …

A 12-year-old White female with a history of sickle cell trait (HbAS), splenectomy, frequent
pain crises, infections, and acute chest syndrome (ACS) presented to the emergency …

A 21-year-old Afro-Caribbean male with known homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS) was
admitted to hospital with an acute sickle chest syndrome. He made a steady recovery but …

The aetiology of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease includes: cardiopathy, lung
infection, rib infarct and fat or venous embolism. We report a case where a chest …

A25-year-old African American woman presented with a chief complaint of generalized pain.
She carried a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia and history of repeated hospitalizations for …