Resolution of Pulmonary Hypertension with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin, Steroid, and Prostacyclin Analogue Therapy: Could it be Early-Phase Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease?

YILDIRIM Z. K., SEPETCIGIL O., KARACAN M., Kantarci M., BUYUKAVCI M.

PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.6, ss.529-534, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/08880018.2011.570417
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.529-534
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. The authors present a case of neuroblastoma with progressive dyspnea, hypoxemia, and pulmonary hypertension. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed septal thickening and diffuse micronodules. The patient was diagnosed as PVOD and was successfully treated with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and corticosteroid.