Severe hypoxemia secondary to acute sternal infarction in sickle cell anemia.
This article describes a 28-yr-old black man with sickle cell anemia who presented with severe chest pain secondary to acute infarction of the body of the sternum, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia with no evidence of acute chest syndrome. A bone scan performed 5 days after admission revealed increased uptake in the sternum, suggesting sternal infarction. Repeat bone scan performed 2 mo later demonstrated normal concentration in the sternum.
Ballas
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Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Park
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CH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000098:blood supply*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate