A 15-year-old boy with sickle cell disease, chest pain and respiratory distress

CMAJ. 2017 Dec 11;189(49):E1529-E1530. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170526.

Authors

Yves D Pastore¹, Nancy Robitaille², Veronique Naessens²; Canadian Haemoglobinopathy Association (CanHaem)

Affiliations

¹ Hematology Service (Pastore, Robitaille), Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal; Division of Hematology (Naessens), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que. yves.pastore@umontreal.ca.
² Hematology Service (Pastore, Robitaille), Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal; Division of Hematology (Naessens), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Chest Syndrome / diagnosis*
Acute Chest Syndrome / etiology
Acute Chest Syndrome / therapy
Adolescent
Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
Chest Pain / etiology*
Dyspnea / etiology*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hospitalization
Humans
Male