Acute Chest Syndrome: A Rare Complication of COVID 19 in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease

Acute chest syndrome should be suspected in a sickle cell patient presenting with chest pain, fever and/or hypoxemia. Chest imaging is one of the key tests, especially in making the diagnosis. Assessment of hemolysis, hypoxemia and germ testing is also important to direct management. Observation: Th...

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Published inScholars Journal of Medical Case Reports Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 525 - 527
Main Authors Tahiri, F., Elfakiri, K., Rada, N., Draiss, G., Bouskraoui, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.06.2022
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Summary:Acute chest syndrome should be suspected in a sickle cell patient presenting with chest pain, fever and/or hypoxemia. Chest imaging is one of the key tests, especially in making the diagnosis. Assessment of hemolysis, hypoxemia and germ testing is also important to direct management. Observation: Through our work, we report the case of a 10 years old female patient with an acute chest syndrome following an infection with COVID 19 treated with good clinical evolution. Conclusion: Acute chest syndrome is primarily due to infections, with COVID 19 being a new etiology to look for during the COVID pandemic.
ISSN:2347-9507
2347-6559
DOI:10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i06.006