title: [Unusual cause of severe alveolar hypoventilation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuhrman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chouaid
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Monnet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagege
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Housset
mesh_terms: 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