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The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease by Jennifer Knight; Thomas M. Murphy; Iley Browning is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease about?

Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited disorder in African-Americans. Although the primary defect is hematological, the changes in the erythrocytes lead to a vasculopathy with multiorgan injury. The pulmonary complications, i.e., acute chest syndrome and chronic sickle cell lung disease, are significant causes of morbidity and mortality. The pulmonary manifestations result from a unique constellation of factors which come into play in sickle cell disease. Based on the growing understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of sickle cell disease, new therapies are being developed that are likely to ameliorate the natural history of this disease and its complications.

Who reads The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease?

Author

Jennifer Knight; Thomas M. Murphy; Iley Browning

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 8755-6863)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)