title: [Pulmonary hypertension caused by a severe scoliosis. Description of a case].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary hypertension in childhood is uncommon. It can be idiopathic or secondary to other pathologies (cardiovascular, skeletric,...).
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on a 9 year old girl suffering from pulmonary hypertension due to severe dorso-lumbar scoliosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss the etiopathogenetic relationship between scoliosis and pulmonary hypertension, with particular reference to the role of the treatment with Milwaukee's corset in the evolution of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Pediatria, Università degli Studi-Palermo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giuffrè
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liotta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications*; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ipertensione polmonare secondaria a grave scoliosi. Descrizione di un caso clinico.