Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a feared complication of sickle cell disease. Here is a case of a patient who presented with symptoms suggestive of acute chest syndrome yet had a delayed diagnosis presumably due to the lack of documented history of sickle cell disease of the patient, consequently evol...

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Main Authors: Christoph Sossou, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Christopher Nnaoma, Jose Bustillo, Asad Chohan, Etinosasere Okundaye, Pratik Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2893056
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