Severe pulmonary hypertension reversed by antibiotics in a patient with Whipple's disease.
Thorax
; 52(11): 1014-5, 1997 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The case is described of a 58 year old man with systemic Whipple's disease with pericardial and pleural effusions and severe pulmonary hypertension. After three months of antibiotic treatment there was a complete resolution, not only of the symptoms known to be associated with Whipple's disease (diarrhoea, arthralgia, pericardial and pleural effusions), but also of pulmonary hypertension.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipertensão Pulmonar
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Doença de Whipple
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thorax
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria