Lung function in children with sickle cell disease from Central Africa.
paediatric lung disaese
paediatric physician
respiratory measurement
systemic disease and lungs
Journal
Thorax
ISSN: 1468-3296
Titre abrégé: Thorax
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0417353
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
received:
13
10
2018
revised:
05
02
2019
accepted:
25
02
2019
pubmed:
28
4
2019
medline:
12
11
2019
entrez:
28
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Lung function in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) living in sub-Saharan Africa is largely unknown. Anthropometry and spirometry were cross-sectionally evaluated in patients with SCA (HbSS) aged 6-18 years and in schoolchildren from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Global Lung Initiative 2012 spirometry reference values were used. A total of 112 patients and 377 controls were included. Twenty-six per cent of patients with SCA had spirometry findings suggestive of a restrictive pattern and 41% had a FEV
Identifiants
pubmed: 31028238
pii: thoraxjnl-2018-212720
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212720
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
604-606Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.