A young lady with dyspnoea: Quest for the cause

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common cause of dyspnoea. The management and prognosis of PH varies with the underlying aetiology. Hence the detection of the cause of PH is important. Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is a common but under-recognised cause of PH. OB is usually secondary to childhood...

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Veröffentlicht in:Monaldi archives for chest disease 2021-07, Vol.91 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Patro, Mahismita, Gothi, Dipti, Vaidya, Sameer
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common cause of dyspnoea. The management and prognosis of PH varies with the underlying aetiology. Hence the detection of the cause of PH is important. Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is a common but under-recognised cause of PH. OB is usually secondary to childhood infections known as post-infectious OB. It can also be secondary to other diseases, but cryptogenic OB is an extremely rare entity. Here we share a unique case of PH due to cryptogenic OB and its successful outcome with optimal management.
ISSN:1122-0643
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DOI:10.4081/monaldi.2021.1812