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Sickle cell patient with an acute chest syndrome and a negative chest X‐ray: Potential role of the ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) lung scan
Author(s) -
Feldman Lawrence,
Gross Robert,
Garon Jack,
Nallari Anitha,
Kaur Navleen,
Motwani Bharat,
Sukumaran Sunitha,
Allen Sandra,
Westerman Maxwell
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.10411
Subject(s) - medicine , acute chest syndrome , perfusion , cardiology , radiology , lung , respiratory disease , disease , sickle cell anemia
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease is caused by thromboemboli in the pulmonary vasculature. The diagnostic criteria include the presence of pulmonary infiltrate(s) on chest x‐ray. This case report suggests that a V/Q scan may play a diagnostic role in sickle cell patients with symptoms of ACS and a negative chest x‐ray. Am. J. Hematol. 74:214–215, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.