title: Asthma morbidity and treatment in children with sickle cell disease.
abstract: Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and a comorbid condition of asthma have increased numbers of vaso-occlusive pain and acute chest syndrome episodes, and all-cause mortality. When assessed systematically, asthma prevalence is probably similar among children with SCD when compared with the general African-American population. With increasing recognition of the importance of asthma in the management of SCD, hematologists must become familiar with asthma and develop a multidisciplinary approach, including early recognition, appropriate management and referral to asthma specialists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Anim
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Strunk
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: DeBaun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016896:Treatment Outcome