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cord-275621-wy48jhsb	Nansseu, Jobert Richie N.	The Acute Chest Syndrome in Cameroonian children living with sickle cell disease	2015-09-21		.txt	text/plain	3928	216	55	We therefore conducted this study to determine the burden of acute chest syndrome (ACS) and describe its clinical and therapeutic aspects among SCD children in Cameroon, a SSA country. ACS is currently defined as a new pulmonary infiltrate on chest X-ray consistent with alveolar consolidation but not atelectasis, in conjunction with at least one of the following clinical findings: fever (>38.5°C), reduced oxygen saturation or PaO 2 (<60 mmHg), tachypnea, intercostal retractions, nasal flaring or accessory muscle use, chest pain, cough, wheeze or rales [11, 12] . Abbreviations ACS: Acute chest syndrome; Hb: Hemoglobin; SCD: Sickle cell disease; SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa; VOC: Vaso-occlusive crisis. Hemorheological risk factors of acute chest syndrome and painful vaso-occlusive crisis in children with sickle cell disease Associated factors of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease in French Guiana Morphine is associated with acute chest syndrome in children hospitalized with sickle cell disease	./cache/cord-275621-wy48jhsb.txt	./txt/cord-275621-wy48jhsb.txt