[Pulmonary hypertension of undertermined origin in a man aged 56...].
The case of a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension whose etiology has remained unknown until an autopsy was performed is discussed in a symposium of pathological anatomy. This case helped to address the diagnostic and therapeutic management of pulmonary hypertension. The broad differential diagnosis of this disease requires a diagnostic strategy to be developped. Clinical reasoning leading to a probable diagnosis based on clinical biological and radiological information is not only a difficult task for the speaker but also a rich source of learning opportunities for our medical community.
Giardelli
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Service de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. greta.giardelli@chuv.ch
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Lehr
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Bize
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Waeber
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*