Acute chest syndrome is a serious complication of sickle cell disease. It involves symptoms like chest pain, cough, or fever and can be life threatening if not treated promptly. Sickle cell ...

Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung ... The researchers also provide a comprehensive review of the clinical features of ACS in this patient population, preventive approaches ...

Acute chest syndrome shows up in about one-third of people with SCD. If you get it once, you have an 80% chance of getting it again. Because the symptoms could be caused by other sicknesses, many ...

In "Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease ... The researchers also provide a comprehensive review of the clinical features of ACS in this patient population, preventive ...

Young age: Acute chest syndrome can occur at any age, with peak onset in children with SCD between ages 2 and 4 years. Acute chest syndrome can lead to severe complications if not treated promptly.

Lung ultrasonography had 92% sensitivity and 89% specificity for acute chest syndrome. Diagnostic accuracy was “very good” at 96%. Using lung ultrasonography to identify acute chest syndrome ...

NEW YORK, June 23 (Praxis Press) Acute chest syndrome is the leading cause of death among patients with sickle cell disease, but its cause is largely unknown. To determine the cause of acute chest ...