Advanced sickle cell associated interstitial lung disease presenting with cor pulmonale in a Nigerian

Niger Med J. 2012 Apr;53(2):105-7. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.103552.

Abstract

Previous studies have reported abnormal pulmonary function and pulmonary hypertension among Nigerians with sickle cell disease, but there is no report of interstitial lung disease among them. We report a Nigerian sickle cell patient who presented with computed tomography proven interstitial lung disease complicated by pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale.

Keywords: Chronic lung disease; Nigerians; cor pulmonale; pulmonary hypertension; sickle cell disease.