| Literature DB >> 9225810 |
R Lisbona1, V Derbekyan, J A Novales-Diaz.
Abstract
The acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease is believed to be primarily a microvascular event. It will rarely involve the larger pulmonary vasculature. We present a case of sickle cell disease where segmental pulmonary arteries were temporarily occluded during the episode of sickling.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9225810
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nucl Med ISSN: 0161-5505 Impact factor: 10.057