Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Asthma is a risk factor for acute chest syndrome and cerebral vascular accidents in children with sickle cell disease. | Clinical and Molecular Allergy BioMed Central Research Open Access Asthma is a risk factor for acute chest syndrome and cerebral vascular accidents in children with sickle cell disease Mark E Nordness1 2 John Lynn3 Michael C Zacharisen 4 Paul J Scott5 and Kevin J Kelly6 Address Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA 2Prohealth Care Medical Center N17 W24100 Riverwood Drive Suite 150 Waukesha Wisconsin 53188 USA 3Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA 4Department of Pediatrics Children s Research Institute Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA 5Department of Pediatrics Children s Research Institute Medical College of Wisconsin Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA and 6Department of Pediatrics Children s Research Institute Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA Email Mark E Nordness - mnord@ John Lynn - jlynn@ Michael C Zacharisen - mzach@ Paul J Scott - jpscott@ Kevin J Kelly - kkelly@ Corresponding author Published 21 January 2005 Received 20 July 2004 Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2005 3 2 doi 1476-7961-3-2 Accepted 21 January 2005 This article is available from http content 3 1 2 2005 Nordness et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Asthma and sickle cell disease are common conditions that both may result in pulmonary complications. We hypothesized that children with sickle cell disease with concomitant asthma have an increased incidence of vaso-occlusive crises that are complicated by episodes of acute chest syndrome. Methods A 5-year retrospective chart analysis was performed .
