[Unusual cause of severe alveolar hypoventilation].
Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare disease of the adipose tissue of mesentery. Ascites is an unusual presentation. We report a case of panniculitis whose initial presentation was an obesity-hypoventilation syndrome with pulmonary hypertension. Respiratory disorders were related to abundant ascites. Panniculitis cure and ascites disappearance allowed return to normal pulmonary function and pulmonary artery pressure.
Iglesias
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Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil.
Fuhrman
C
C
Chouaid
C
C
Monnet
I
I
Hagege
H
H
Housset
B
B
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors