Death during an asthma exacerbation in an adult with sickle cell disease: An autopsy case study

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 824-824

  Dhakal, Binod ^a   Giese, Kristinza ^b   Santo Thomas, Linus ^a   Field, Joshua J ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^c BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DYSPNEA; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIOLES; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84882680165     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23492     Document Type: Letter

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