Pulmonary functions in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Mohammed A Al-Biltagi Adel Salah Bediwy Osama Toema Hassan M Al-Asy Nermin Kamal Saeed

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)

Pulmonary function was observed to worsen with disease progression, and it worsened with older age and repeated occurrence of ACS. Induced sputum IL-6 levels reflected the degree of lung inflammation in affected patients and were associated with more impairment in various PFT parameters.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
oxidative stress
cystic fibrosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk assessment
acute coronary syndrome
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high glucose
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary tuberculosis