Rapid disease progress in a PVOD patient carrying a novel EIF2AK4 mutation: a case report

Rapid disease progress in a PVOD patient carrying a novel EIF2AK4 mutation: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) share an overlapping disease phenotype. Hence it is necessary to distinguish them. Case presentation Our 14-year-old female patient admitted with progressive shortness of breath, dizziness, and fati...

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Main Authors: Xiaofang Zeng, Fan Chen, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy, Tangzhiming Li, Agila Adnan Ali Mohammed Mohammed, Zaixin Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Pulmonary hypertension
EIF2AK4
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01186-8

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