Primary pulmonary hypertension and functional hyposplenism.
Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease of unknown case. Functional hyposplenism is characterized by the appearance of abnormal circulating erythrocytes despite the presence of a spleen and is associated with a variety of disease states. A case of primary pulmonary hypertension associated with functional hyposplenism is described in this report.
Fahy
G
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Department of Cardiology, Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Robinson
K
K
Deb
B
B
Graham
I
I
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications*