Acute chest syndrome in sickle-cell trait: Two case reports in persons of Mediterranean origin and review of the literature

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-250

  Dourakis, Spyros P ^a   Alexopoulou, Alexandra ^a,b   Papageorgiou, Constantin ^a   Kaloterakis, Andreas ^a   Hadziyannis, Stephanos J ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b 20 N Politis Street ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute chest syndrome; Mediterranean origin; Sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LITERATURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 3543053527     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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