Abstract
Dilated paraumbilical vein in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis associated with pulmonary hypertension
Highlights
A 58-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital with a history of dyspneia, cough and chest pain which started one year before the present admission
Dilated paraumbilical vein in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis associated with pulmonary hypertension
There was peripheral edema, tachycardia and palpitation with limitation corresponding to functional class IV (World Health Organization). She came from an area endemic for schistosomiasis and had the hepatosplenic form of the disease
Summary
A 58-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital with a history of dyspneia, cough and chest pain which started one year before the present admission. Dilated paraumbilical vein in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis associated with pulmonary hypertension José Roberto Lambertucci[1], Eduardo Belisário Falcheto[2] and Vinicius Alves Lara Santos[2]
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