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Portopulmonary hypertension syndrome in schistosomiasis mansoni
G A Pereira1, R B Bestetti, M P B Leite
1Emergency Unit, Clinic's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto of University of São Paulo, Brazil. gersonapj@netsite.com.br
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|December 25, 2002
Abstract:
Portopulmonary hypertension syndrome (PPHS) is a complication of portal hypertension where the substrate is micro-vessel lesions which are indicative of plexogenic arteriopathy. PPHS has not been linked to pulmonary schistosomiasis. We report, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, a case of PPHS associated with schistosomiasis mansoni.