Hepatopulmonary syndrome and extrahepatic vascular abnormalities
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[Hepatopulmonary syndrome].
ANAMNESIS We report about a 60-year-old woman with hepatopulmonary syndrome. The patient suffered from progressive dyspnea and liver cirrhosis following viral hepatitis C, acquired through blood transfusion 30 years ago. EXAMINATION RESULTS Remarkable were clinical signs of chronic liver disease (cutaneous spider naevi, palmar erythema) and signs of chronic respiratory failure (clubbing) with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2001.0070656