Nigerian Medical Journal

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2012  |  Volume : 53  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 105--107

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


Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe, Philip Manman Kolo, James Ayodele Ogunmodede, Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu, Kazeem Alakija Salami 
 Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe
P. O. Box 4923, GPO Ilorin, Kwara State
Nigeria

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.


How to cite this article:
Fawibe AE, Kolo PM, Ogunmodede JA, Desalu OO, Salami KA. Advanced sickle cell associated interstitial lung disease presenting with cor pulmonale in a Nigerian.Niger Med J 2012;53:105-107


How to cite this URL:
Fawibe AE, Kolo PM, Ogunmodede JA, Desalu OO, Salami KA. Advanced sickle cell associated interstitial lung disease presenting with cor pulmonale in a Nigerian. Niger Med J [serial online] 2012 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];53:105-107
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