1.
P. R. health sci. j
;
12(1): 43-5, abr. 1993.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-176714
ABSTRACT
We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with grade IV pulmonary hypertension and end stage cor pulmonale secondary to chronic schistosomiasis (bilharziasis). The pathophysiology and morphologic features are discussed. Schistosomiasis is an important etiology to consider in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension