When sitting suffocates: a rare cause of platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome
| Autor: | Animesh Ray, Chaithra Rajanna, Rahul Nema, Ranveer Singh Jadon, Naval K Vikram |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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lcsh:RC705-779
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Oxygen desaturation business.industry Case Report lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system Sitting Expert Opinion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower lobe 030228 respiratory system Internal medicine medicine Breathing Cardiology 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Breathe article-version (VoR) Version of Record Breathe, Vol 16, Iss 4 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2073-4735 1810-6838 |
| Popis: | A 26-year-old female of Indian origin, a known case of chronic kidney disease and hypertension, presented to us with a 1-month history of on/off fever (undocumented) and worsening of shortness of breath for 1 week. Initially, she had shortness of breath only on exertion, which progressed to rest over the past 7 days. She reported a loss of appetite and a 10 kg weight loss in 1 month. There was no history of cough, haemoptysis, palpitations, cyanosis, oedema, syncope, orthopnoea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea associated with breathlessness. Platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome refers to shortness of breath and oxygen desaturation in an upright position. Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is a rare cause of the same. Herein, we report a case of bilateral lower lobe tuberculosis, causing platypnoea and orthodeoxia. https://bit.ly/3jhJEQ1 |
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