Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a case report.
A case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in a 17-year-old Indian man appears to be the first case reported from Asia. Primary pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed on the basis of clinical and catheter data. The patient died shortly after catheterization. Histology reveald pulmonary veno-occlusive disease as a cause of pulmonary hypertension.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007194:India; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology