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acute chest syndrome

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description A vaso-occlusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature occurring in patients with sickle cell disease. It is characterized by the presence of a new radiodensity on a chest radiograph accompanied by fever, cough, sputum production, dyspnea, or hypoxia.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005632:  acute chest syndrome
COHD:254062: 
EFO:0007129: 
ICD9:517.3: 
MESH:D056586: 
NCIT:C138179: 
SCTID:372146004: 
UMLS:C0742343: