When sitting suffocates: a rare cause of platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome

Platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome refers to shortness of breath and oxygen desaturation in an upright position. Ventilation/perfusion mismatch is a rare cause of the same. Herein, we report a case of bilateral lower lobe tuberculosis, causing platypnoea and orthodeoxia. https://bit.ly/3jhJEQ1

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nema, Rahul, Rajanna, Chaithra, Ray, Animesh, Jadon, Ranveer Singh, Vikram, Naval K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
Materias:
Expert Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7910018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0205-2020

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7910018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0205-2020

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