Preferred Name |
acute chest syndrome |
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Synonyms |
acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease ACS |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005632 |
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disease arises from feature | ||
has_exact_synonym |
acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease ACS |
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label |
acute chest syndrome |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0005632 |
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prefLabel |
acute chest syndrome |
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textual definition |
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. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005275 |