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Acute Chest Syndrome

Disease ID: disease_node_12208

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DbxrefICD9CM:517.3, MESH:D056586, NCI:C138179, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:372146004, UMLS_CUI:C0742343
SubclassofDOID_850
Data SourceDOID, MESH
Synonymsacute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease
Mesh IdD056586
Mesh LabelAcute Chest Syndrome
Mesh SubclassofD000755, D012120, D008171
Doid Labelacute chest syndrome
Doid DescriptionA lung disease that involves a vasoocclusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature seen in patients with sickle cell anemia. The crisis is initiated by a lung infection, and the resulting inflammation and loss of oxygen tension leads to sickling of red cells and further vasoocclusion. The disease has_symptom fever, has_symptom pleuritic chest pain, has_symptom tachypnea, has_symptom cough, has_symptom hypoxemia, has_symptom marked leukocytosis, and has_symptom diffuse infiltrates on chest radiograph.
Has SymptomSYMP_0000614, SYMP_0000430, SYMP_0000303, SYMP_0000613, SYMP_0000603, SYMP_0000634
Disease Node Iddisease_node_12208
Doid IdDOID_1584
LabelAcute Chest Syndrome