Massive Scrotal Edema: An Unusual Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may occur in association with obesity-hypoventilation (Pickwickian) syndrome, a disorder of ventilatory control affecting individuals with morbid obesity. Through the pressor effects of chronic hypercapnia and hypoxemia, this syndrome may result in pulmonary hypertensio...

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Autores principales: Dreifuss, Stephanie E., Manders, Ernest K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685716

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685716

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