Open AccessHepatopulmonary syndrome complicated by interstitial pneumonia and obesity with normal contrast echocardiography
Author(s) -
Okazaki Akihito,
Fujioka Kensuke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5064
Subject(s) - hepatopulmonary syndrome , medicine , cardiology , pneumonia , obesity , morbid obesity , radiology , weight loss , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome complicated by interstitial pneumonia and obesity is difficult because these complications can cause hypoxia. Such patients may not present with typical contrast echocardiography findings.
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