Pulmonary hypertension and filariasis.
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چکیده
Two cases of 'primary' pulmonary hypertension with hypereosinophilia, in whom adult filarial worms were found, are described from Ceylon. The significance of the association between filariasis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, and pulmonary hypertension is discussed. It is postulated that pulmonary hypertension followed the chronic destruction of microfilariae in the lungs and their embolization in the lung capillaries and that pulmonary hypertension was secondary to filariasis.
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"Primary" pulmonary hypertension, eosinophilia, and filariasis in Ceylon.
;Primary' pulmonary hypertension, which is rare in western countries, was found to be relatively common in Ceylon. The clinical and haemodynamic features were studied. There were two distinct types of the disease, malignant and benign. Patients with the malignant form of the disease had a rapidly progressive illness of short duration and an invariably fatal outcome. Those with the benign form g...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 36 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974