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Scintigraphic Evidence of Pulmonary Vascular Occlusion in Sickle Cell Disease

Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Robert Lisbona, MD, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A IAI.

ABSTRACT

The acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease is believed to be primarily a microvascular event. It will rarely involve the larger pulmonary vasculature. We present a case of sickle cell disease where segmental pulmonary arteries were temporarily occluded during the episode of sickling.

Key Words: sickle cell • chest syndrome • lung perfusion

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