Pathology of pulmonary hypertension and schistosomiasis mansoni
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
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Heart Disease
/
Schistosomiasis mansoni
/
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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