Pulmonary hypertension with necrotizing arteritis secondary to congenital mitral stenosis.
A case of congenital mitral stenosis with pulmonary hypertension is presented. The severity and rapid development of the pulmonary vascular changes are unusual, especially for a young child. The case underscores the importance of early detection of correctable congenital heart disease and emphasizes the unpredictability of the time course and severity of irreversible pulmonary hypertension.
Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Ohio 44195-5138.
W B
WB
Cornell
E
E
Rosenkranz
D S
DS
Moodie
N B
NB
Ratliff
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology