TY - JOUR
T1 - Schistosomiasis cor pulmonale
AU - Cortes, Felix M.
AU - Winters, Jr., William L.
PY - 1961/1/1
Y1 - 1961/1/1
N2 - A case is reported of a twenty-one year old white Puerto Rican man, known to have schistosomiasis since childhood. The clinical picture presented was that of cor pulmonale. Pulmonary function was found to be normal. Cardiac catheterization and venous angiocardiography disclosed findings consistent with an obstructive lesion of the pulmonary vasculature. Lung biopsy and finally postmortem examination established the diagnosis.
AB - A case is reported of a twenty-one year old white Puerto Rican man, known to have schistosomiasis since childhood. The clinical picture presented was that of cor pulmonale. Pulmonary function was found to be normal. Cardiac catheterization and venous angiocardiography disclosed findings consistent with an obstructive lesion of the pulmonary vasculature. Lung biopsy and finally postmortem examination established the diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(61)90165-6
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(61)90165-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 13881496
AN - SCOPUS:50549182131
VL - 31
SP - 808
EP - 812
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
SN - 0002-9343
IS - 5
ER -