Rapidly progressive acute chest syndrome in individuals with sickle cell anemia: a distinct acute chest syndrome phenotype

In conclusion, rapidly progressive ACS is a distinct phenotype that occurs more frequently in adults, is preceded by thrombocytopenia, and is associated with multiorgan failure. Am. J. Hematol., 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: American Journal of Hematology - October 2, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Shruti Chaturvedi, Djamila L. Ghafuri, Jeffrey Glassberg, Adetola A. Kassim, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun Tags: Research Article Source Type: research