Scintigraphic evidence of pulmonary vascular occlusion in sickle cell disease.
The acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease is believed to be primarily a microvascular event. It will rarely involve the larger pulmonary vasculature. We present a case of sickle cell disease where segmental pulmonary arteries were temporarily occluded during the episode of sickling.
Lisbona
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Derbekyan
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Novales-Diaz
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