Sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemias are chronic hemolytic diseases that may induce three types of acute accidents: severe anemia, severe bacterial infections, and ischemic vasoocclusive accidents (VOA) caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells obstructing small blood vessels and capillaries. Many diverse complications can occur.

Respiratory distress

Difficulty in breathing. The physical presentation of respiratory distress is generally referred to as labored breathing, while the sensation of respiratory distress is called shortness of breath or dyspnea.


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30853992
 OTHER
Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy.
Sossou C, Chika-Nwosuh O, Nnaoma C, Bustillo J, Chohan A, Okundaye E, Patel P.
Case Rep Med. 2019;2019:2893056.
Here is a case of a patient who presented with symptoms suggestive of acute chest syndrome yet had a delayed diagnosis presumably due to the lack of documented history of sickle cell disease of the patient, consequently evolving into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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 FEMALE Child
Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the liver in a child with sickle cell disease: A rare complication.
Barrier A, Willy S, Slone JS.
Pediatr Int. 2015;57(4):770-2.
We present the case of a 7-year-old Cameroonian girl with sickle cell disease (SCD) who presented with progressive abdominal distension, fever, severe anemia, respiratory distress, and fatigue.
10367313
 FEMALE Adult
[Acute respiratory distress in a patient with sickle-cell anemia].
Wislez M, Mangiapan G, Saidi F, Parrot A.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 1999;55(1):31-3.
[Acute respiratory distress in a patient with sickle-cell anemia].
7988230
 MALE
Combined pressure control/high frequency ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome and sickle cell anemia.
Baird JS, Johnson JL, Escudero J, Powars DR.
Chest. 1994;106(6):1913-6.
We successfully treated a child with sickle cell anemia, acute chest syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and severe extra-alveolar air leaks using a new combined mode ventilatory approach: pressure control with high-frequency ventilation.
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Combined pressure control/high frequency ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome and sickle cell anemia.
Baird JS, Johnson JL, Escudero J, Powars DR.
Chest. 1994;106(6):1913-6.
Acute chest syndrome complicating sickle cell anemia may progress to adult respiratory distress syndrome despite appropriate therapy.
7988230
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Combined pressure control/high frequency ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome and sickle cell anemia.
Baird JS, Johnson JL, Escudero J, Powars DR.
Chest. 1994;106(6):1913-6.
Combined pressure control/high frequency ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome and sickle cell anemia.
7268869
 MALE
Exchange red blood cell pheresis in a pediatric patient with severe complications of sickle cell anemia.
Kleinman S, Thompson-Breton R, Breen D, Hurvitz C, Goldfinger D.
Transfusion. 1981;21(4):443-6.
This procedure was used in a 13-year-old male with sickle cell anemia, who presented with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, respiratory distress, and hypoxemia, unresponsive to antibiotics and other means of conservative therapy.