ABSTRACT
La enfermedad pulmonar venooclusiva es una forma infrecuente de hipertensión arterial pulmonar y su pronóstico es sombrío. El diagnóstico suele ser tardío y el único tratamiento curativo en la actualidad es el trasplante pulmonar. Presentamos el caso de una mujer jardinera de 51 años cuyo diagnóstico se obtuvo por biopsia pulmonar abierta realizada previamente a su fallecimiento. Si bien existen casos reportados de enfermedad venooclusiva hepática secundaria a agentes tóxicos presentes en la naturaleza, como el alcaloide pirrolizidina, hasta el momento no se han relacionado con la enfermedad a nivel pulmonar
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a subgroup of pulmonary arterial hypertension with a poor prognosis. The diagnosis is usually delayed and treatment options other than lung transplantation are unfortunately limited. We report the case of 51-year-old female gardener diagnosed with PVOD by open lung biopsy before her death. Although there are many reported cases of hepatic veno-occlusive disease due to toxic agents present in nature, such as pyrrolizidine alkaloid exposure, to date this has not been linked to PVOD
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease/diagnosis , Pulmonary Edema/etiology , Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications , Environmental Hazards , Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids/adverse effects , BiopsyABSTRACT
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a subgroup of pulmonary arterial hypertension with a poor prognosis. The diagnosis is usually delayed and treatment options other than lung transplantation are unfortunately limited. We report the case of 51-year-old female gardener diagnosed with PVOD by open lung biopsy before her death. Although there are many reported cases of hepatic veno-occlusive disease due to toxic agents present in nature, such as pyrrolizidine alkaloid exposure, to date this has not been linked to PVOD.
