Acute chest syndrome chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

• Although many patients present with normal CXRs, 36% of adults develop multilobar infiltrates, more commonly in the lower lobes, within several hours to several days of admission.
  • Additionally, pleural effusions are seen in 21-35%.
    • These tend to be exudative with a predominance of polys.

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