Sudden unexpected death in an undiagnosed sickle disease

We present a rare case of unexpected sudden death in a young woman with undiagnosed sickle disease. The provocative factors for the terminal events were excessive exercise in the form of trekking, urinary infection, and emotional stress.the sudden cardiovascular collapse could have resulted from acu...

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Published in:Indian journal of critical care medicine 2005-04, Vol.9 (2), p.92-95
Main Authors: Pillai, Lalitha, Husainy, Saifuddin, Gosavi, Sameer, Vaidya, Narendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Risk factors
Sickle cell anemia
Sudden death
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Summary:We present a rare case of unexpected sudden death in a young woman with undiagnosed sickle disease. The provocative factors for the terminal events were excessive exercise in the form of trekking, urinary infection, and emotional stress.the sudden cardiovascular collapse could have resulted from acute pulmonary hypertension resulting from severe hemolysis or acute chest syndrome.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/0972-5229.17096