Clinical features

• chest pain, fever, dyspnoea and coughing. ^c

Why?

Chest pain, fever, dyspnoea and cough are commmon with acute chest syndrome

Symptoms of acute chest syndrome c	%
chest pain	84%
severe chest pain	44%
fever	64%
cough	63%
short of breath	47%
productive cough	44%

Signs of acute chest syndrome c	%
crackles	54%
decreased percussion	40%
chills	39%
normal chest examination	28%
temperature > 39 °C	15%