"Acute Chest Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Respiratory syndrome characterized by the appearance of a new pulmonary infiltrate on chest x-ray, accompanied by symptoms of fever, cough, chest pain, tachypnea, or DYSPNEA, often seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA. Multiple factors (e.g., infection, and pulmonary FAT EMBOLISM) may contribute to the development of the syndrome.
| Descriptor ID |
D056586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.074 C08.618.009 C15.378.071.141.150.150.219 C15.378.420.155.219 C16.320.070.150.219 C16.320.365.155.219
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| Concept/Terms |
Acute Chest Syndrome- Acute Chest Syndrome
- Acute Chest Syndromes
- Syndrome, Acute Chest
- Syndromes, Acute Chest
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acute Chest Syndrome".
- Diseases [C]
- Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
- Lung Diseases [C08.381]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C08.381.074]
- Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C08.618.009]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Anemia [C15.378.071]
- Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.071.141.150.150]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C15.378.071.141.150.150.219]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C15.378.420]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.420.155]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C15.378.420.155.219]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.070.150]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C16.320.070.150.219]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C16.320.365]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.365.155]
- Acute Chest Syndrome [C16.320.365.155.219]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Acute Chest Syndrome".
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acute Chest Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2012 Apr-Jun; 35(2):183-95.