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Rapid disease progress in a PVOD patient carrying a novel EIF2AK4 mutation: a case report.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 6 Jul 2020
Zeng Xiaofang, Chen Fan, Rathinasabapathy Anandharajan, Li Tangzhiming, Adnan Ali Mohammed Mohammed Agila, Yu Zaixin
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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) share an overlapping disease phenotype. Hence it is necessary to distinguish them. CASE PRESENTATION: Our 14-year-old female patient admitted with progressive shortness of breath, dizziness, and fatigue even after minimal physical activity was clinically suspected for PAH, based on her previous history. Her chest...
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