Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy

<div>Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography. (a) No filling defect in the main or lobar branches of the pulmonary arteries. Evidence of mild subsegmental atelectasis in the lung bases is seen. There are no airspace infiltrates, focal consolidation, or pleural effusion. (b) New development of bilateral basilar infiltrates and consolidations without pleural effusion.</div>

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Figure 2: Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy 

Figure 2 | Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy 