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'''Acute Chest Syndrome''' is a vaso-occlusive crisis of the [[pulmonary]] [[vasculature]] commonly seen in patients with [[Sickle Cell Anemia]]. Acute Chest Syndrome is often initiated by a lung infection and the resulting inflammation and loss of oxygen tension leads to sickling of red cells and further vaso-occlusion. Acute Chest Syndrome is one of the most common causes of death for Sickle Cell patients.<ref>Kumar, Abbas, Fausto. Robbins and Cotran: The Pathologic Basis of Disease, Page 631</ref> | |||
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Overview
Acute Chest Syndrome is a vaso-occlusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in patients with Sickle Cell Anemia. Acute Chest Syndrome is often initiated by a lung infection and the resulting inflammation and loss of oxygen tension leads to sickling of red cells and further vaso-occlusion. Acute Chest Syndrome is one of the most common causes of death for Sickle Cell patients.[1]
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- ↑ Kumar, Abbas, Fausto. Robbins and Cotran: The Pathologic Basis of Disease, Page 631