Primary alveolar hypoventilation and XXXXY chromosopathy

Autor: D. Samolski, A. Antón, M. Mayos, M. Subirana, R. Güell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 65, Iss 3 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1122-0643
2532-5264
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.564
Popis: The association of primary alveolar hypoventilation (PAH) and chromosomic diseases has not been described previously. A 19 year-old man with Fraccaro’s syndrome (XXXXY karyotype) was admitted to evaluate chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension and cor pulmonale. PAH was diagnosed. As effective treatment, such as non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), is available for this disorder we should intensify the search for PAH in patients with chromosome disease.
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