 Acute Chest Syndrome
"Acute Chest Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Respiratory syndrome characterized by the appearance of a new pulmonary infiltrate on chest x-ray, accompanied by symptoms of fever, cough, chest pain, tachypnea, or DYSPNEA, often seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA. Multiple factors (e.g., infection, and pulmonary FAT EMBOLISM) may contribute to the development of the syndrome.
| Descriptor ID |
D056586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.074 C08.618.009 C15.378.071.141.150.150.219 C15.378.420.155.219 C16.320.070.150.219 C16.320.365.155.219
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| Concept/Terms |
Acute Chest Syndrome- Acute Chest Syndrome
- Acute Chest Syndromes
- Syndrome, Acute Chest
- Syndromes, Acute Chest
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acute Chest Syndrome".
- Diseases [C]
- Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
- Lung Diseases [C08.381]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C08.381.074]
- Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C08.618.009]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Anemia [C15.378.071]
- Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.071.141.150.150]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C15.378.071.141.150.150.219]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C15.378.420]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.420.155]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C15.378.420.155.219]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.070.150]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C16.320.070.150.219]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C16.320.365]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.365.155]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C16.320.365.155.219]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Acute Chest Syndrome".
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acute Chest Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Ehsan Z. Understanding the impact of nocturnal hypoxemia in pediatric sickle cell disease. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 02 01; 17(2):119-120.
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Rice HE, Englum BR, Rothman J, Leonard S, Reiter A, Thornburg C, Brindle M, Wright N, Heeney MM, Smithers C, Brown RL, Kalfa T, Langer JC, Cada M, Oldham KT, Scott JP, St Peter S, Sharma M, Davidoff AM, Nottage K, Bernabe K, Wilson DB, Dutta S, Glader B, Crary SE, Dassinger MS, Dunbar L, Islam S, Kumar M, Rescorla F, Bruch S, Campbell A, Austin M, Sidonio R, Blakely ML. Clinical outcomes of splenectomy in children: report of the splenectomy in congenital hemolytic anemia registry. Am J Hematol. 2015 Mar; 90(3):187-92.
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Madden NA, Jones GL, Kalpatthi R, Woods G. Practice patterns of stroke screening and hydroxyurea use in children with sickle cell disease: a survey of health care providers. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Aug; 36(6):e382-6.
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