[Primary pulmonary hypertension in a HIV positive patient].
Apparently primary pulmonary hypertension is rarely described in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We observed a case in a HIV seropositive patient with no known risk factor for pulmonary vascular disease. The characteristics of this new association are described.
Zraik
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Centre de Pneumologie et de Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.
Herry
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I
Setbon
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Cadranel
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J
D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
Hypertension artérielle pulmonaire d'allure primitive chez un patient séropositif pour le VIH.