Open AccessTuberculosis associated pulmonary hypertension: The revelation of a clinical observation
Author(s) -
Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya,
Debasri Saha,
Pratyaya Deep Bhattacherjee,
Soumen Das,
Pinak Pani Bhattacharyya,
Ranjan Kumar Dey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.177433
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , copd , vital capacity , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary tuberculosis , pulmonary function testing , smoking history , cardiology , diffusing capacity , tuberculosis , lung , pathology , lung function , asthma
Pulmonary tuberculosis is not listed as a cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Scanty information is available in the literature regarding this issue.