Primary alveolar hypoventilation and XXXXY chromosopathy.
The association of primary alveolar hypoventilation (PAH) and chromosomic diseases has not been described previously. A 19 year-old man with Fraccaro's syndrome (XXXXY karyotype) was admitted to evaluate chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension and cor pulmonale. PAH was diagnosed. As effective treatment, such as non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), is available for this disorder we should intensify the search for PAH in patients with chromosome disease.
Samolski
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Pneumology Dept., Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. dsamolski@hsp.santpau.es
Antón
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Mayos
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Subirana
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Güell
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D000328:Adult; D000782:Aneuploidy; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations; D025064:Sex Chromosome Disorders; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome