Platelets decline during Vaso-occlusive crisis as a predictor of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease

Am J Hematol. 2015 Dec;90(12):E228-9. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24214. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Authors

Chaher H Alhandalous¹, Jin Han², Lewis Hsu³, Michel Gowhari¹, Johara Hassan¹, Robert Molokie^{1

4}, Taimur A Abbasi, Victor R Gordeuk¹

Affiliations

¹ Sickle Cell Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 26453077
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24214

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Chest Syndrome / blood*
Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
Blood Platelets / metabolism*
Humans
Vascular Diseases / blood*