title: [Pulmonary hypertension of undertermined origin in a man aged 56...].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. greta.giardelli@chuv.ch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giardelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicod
authors.forename: H-A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Lehr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bize
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waeber
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*