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Calcified pulmonary thromboembolism in a child with sickle cell disease: value of multidetector CT in patients with acute chest syndrome

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The incidence of pulmonary embolism in children is not clearly known, but is believed to be low. Risk factors for pulmonary thromboembolism include central venous catheter, malignancy, surgery, infection, trauma, and congenital hypercoagulable disorders. Children with sickle cell disease are prothrombotic and are at an increased risk of thromboembolism. The incidence of this event is unknown because these children are often not thoroughly imaged. We report here a case of a calcified pulmonary thromboembolism in a child with sickle cell disease and emphasize the use of multidetector CT in detection of pulmonary thromboembolism in children with sickle cell disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Jonathan A. Staser

  2. Department of Radiology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, USA

    Tariq Alam

  3. Sections of Pediatric Radiology and Health Services Research, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Kimberly Applegate

  4. Department of Radiology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, 702 Barnhill Drive, Rm. 1053, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5200, USA

    Kimberly Applegate

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Staser, J.A., Alam, T. & Applegate, K. Calcified pulmonary thromboembolism in a child with sickle cell disease: value of multidetector CT in patients with acute chest syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 36, 561–563 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0161-y

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