Sickle Cell Disease Ontology Project

Non-specific Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Episode

http://scdontology.h3abionet.org/ontology/SCDO_0000812

Includes acute respiratory episodes with lower respiratory tract signs that do not meet the criteria for other diagnoses. May include episodes which would have been diagnosed as ACS were radiographic facilities available.

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SCDO

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Several possible etiologies including infections by various classes of microorganisms, pulmonary fat emobolism, infarction and pulmonary embolism.

Acute onset of respiratory symptoms and signs including cough, coryza +/- fever.