title: Hypoxaemia--think of the liver! Every internist should be aware of the hepatopulmonary syndrome.
abstract: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by arterial hypoxaemia, liver disease, and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. A case is reported in which severe hypoxaemia, detected by chance, led to the diagnosis of liver disease and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mokhashi
mesh_terms: D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging