Abstract
This is the case of a 13-year-old adolescent girl who presented to the emergency department and was diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension. In the intensive care unit, she underwent a comprehensive evaluation for the underlying etiology of her pulmonary hypertension and was determined to have pulmonary venoocclusive disease, a rare disorder of pulmonary venous fibrosis and thrombosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-149 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Chest pain
- Dyspnea
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary venoocclusive disease
- Right heart failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Emergency Medicine