Death due to asthma in two adolescents with sickle cell disease

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 454-457

  Field, Joshua J ^a   Horst, Jennifer ^b   Strunk, Robert C ^b   White, Frances V ^b   DeBaun, Michael R ^c  

^a BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Autopsy; Mortality; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE HYPERPLASIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651105836     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22891     Document Type: Article

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