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The intersection between asthma and acute chest syndrome in children with sickle-cell anaemia

Acute chest syndrome is a frequent cause of acute lung disease in children with sickle-cell disease. Asthma is common in children with sickle-cell disease and is associated with increased incidence of vaso-occlusive pain events, acute chest syndrome episodes, and earlier death. Risk factors for asth...

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Published in:Lancet
Main Authors: DeBaun, Michael R, Strunk, Robert C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041533/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27353685
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00145-8
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