Portopulmonary hypertension in a patient of autoimmune hepatitis.

Hira, H S; Gupta, Mohit; Tyagi, S K

Hira, H S; Gupta, Mohit; Tyagi, S K.

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci ; 2005 Apr-Jun; 47(2): 127-30

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-29603

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ABSTRACT

A 35-year-old women presented with breathlessness and features suggestive of pulmonary hypertension. Further investigations revealed that she had autoimmune hepatitis and both portal and pulmonary hypertension. Pertinent literature is reviewed.

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Adult; Biopsy, Needle; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hepatitis, Autoimmune/complications; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/complications; Humans; Hypertension, Portal/complications; Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications; Immunohistochemistry; India; Losartan/therapeutic use; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Nifedipine/therapeutic use; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Biopsy, Needle / Severity of Illness Index / Female / Humans / Immunohistochemistry / Echocardiography / Nifedipine / Follow-Up Studies / Treatment Outcome / Risk Assessment Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci Year: 2005 Type: Article

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