A 23-year-old man with sickle cell disease presents with sudden onset of chest pain, fever and hypoxia. Chest radiograph shows new pulmonary infiltrat...

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A 23-year-old man with sickle cell disease presents with sudden onset of chest pain, fever and hypoxia. Chest radiograph shows new pulmonary infiltrate. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Acute chest syndrome

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Pulmonary embolism

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Asthma exacerbation

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Spontaneous pneumothorax

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Viral bronchiolitis

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Acute chest syndrome

A 23-year-old man with sickle cell disease presents with sudden onset of chest pain, fever and hypoxia. Chest radiograph shows new pulmonary infiltrate. What is the most likely diagnosis?