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ArticleCase reports in hepatology2019

Chronic Hepatitis C with Cyanosis.

Mahmood Alawainati, Jawad Khamis, Muneer Abdulla, Saeed Alsaeed

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Article in Case reports in hepatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahmood AlawainatiDepartment of Family Medicine, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain.ORCID 0000-0002-1372-7589
Jawad KhamisDepartment of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.
Muneer AbdullaDepartment of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.
Saeed AlsaeedDepartment of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.
Salmaniya Medical Complex · BHMinistry of Health · BH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are multiple aetiologies for dyspnea in patients with liver disease, including pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, hepatic hydrothorax, portopulmonary syndrome, and hepatopulmonary syndrome. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and management of hepatopulmonary syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 65-year-old male who was known to have chronic hepatitis C presented with one-year history of shortness of breath and cyanosis. The initial impression of pulmonary embolism was excluded by comprehensive diagnostic investigations. The correlation between the clinical picture and investigations raised the possibility of hepatopulmonary syndrome which was confirmed by contrast-enhanced transthoracic echocardiography.

conclusionsHigh suspicion is required to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with liver disease and hypoxemia. Screening for this complication is appropriate in liver transplant candidates, and diagnosed patients should be evaluated extensively for liver transplant.

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