Idiopathic pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Mai Iwaki; Kazuyoshi Imaizumi; Toyoharu Yokoi; Masashi Kondo; Katsuhiro Kawaguchi; Yoshinori Hasegawa

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1935

Idiopathic pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Mai Iwaki
, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi
, Toyoharu Yokoi
, Masashi Kondo
, Katsuhiro Kawaguchi
, Yoshinori Hasegawa

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Abstract

We report a case of idiopathic pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD). The patient experienced progressively worsening dyspnea. Heart catheterization revealed severe pulmonary hypertension. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed diffuse, poorly identified centrilobular ground-glass opacities. Surgical lung biopsy led to the diagnosis of PVOD. A microscopic examination revealed occlusions of pulmonary veins and venules over a wide area with prominent loop-like capillary dilatations. These pathological findings may be correlated with the radiological characteristics of HRCT in this case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1289-1292
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1935
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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