Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient with Scurvy: Can a Vitamin Reverse It?
| Autor: | Shah V; Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822, USA., Shah RN; Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822, USA.; Department of Gastroenterology, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822, USA., Greene L; Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822, USA., DiMarino LM; Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Case reports in medicine [Case Rep Med] 2021 Mar 30; Vol. 2021, pp. 5519937. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 30 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/5519937 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension secondary to scurvy is a rare manifestation that historically has not been well studied and is only described in a handful of case reports. Case: Our case is about a 35-year-old female with a history significant for drug and tobacco abuse, obesity, poor diet, anxiety, and major depressive disorder who was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension in the setting of vitamin C deficiency (<0.01 mg/L). Conclusion: We present a case that shows pulmonary hypertension can be associated with scurvy and reversed rapidly with adequate vitamin C supplementation. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Vandan Shah et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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