Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis-predominant vasculopathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: An autopsy report

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis-predominant vasculopathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: An autopsy report

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with poor prognosis. Clinically, it is characterized by severe hypoxemia, centrilobular ground-glass opacities on computed tomography, and pulmonary congestion triggered by pulmonary vasodilating ther...

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Main Authors: Junichi Nakamura, Ichizo Tsujino, Gaku Yamamoto, Toshitaka Nakaya, Kei Takahashi, Hirokazu Kimura, Takahiro Sato, Taku Watanabe, Shimpei Nakagawa, Noriyuki Otsuka, Hiroshi Ohira, Satoshi Konno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Computed tomography diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
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