Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Author "Odong, Ochaya"
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Acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell anaemia at Mulago Hospital: Prevalence, aetiology and clinical characteristics
Odong, Ochaya (Makerere University, 2013-09)Background: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potentially fatal acute pulmonary complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) defined as presence of an infiltrate on chest x-ray in SCD patient with fever and pulmonary symptoms ...