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ArticleCureus2024

Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in a Patient With Smith-Magenis Syndrome: A Case Report.

Qasim Alhaj Ali, Ingyin May, Debarghya Chakraborty, Chia Ling Tey

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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.

Qasim Alhaj AliAcute Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Ingyin MayGeneral Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Debarghya ChakrabortyAcute Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Chia Ling TeyRespiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a genetic disorder characterized by intellectual disability, behavioral challenges, and distinctive physical abnormalities. This case report describes a patient with SMS who presented with pneumonia and was found to have chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, attributed to kyphoscoliosis and obesity-related conditions such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Following treatment with non-invasive ventilation (NIV), the patient's baseline oxygen levels improved, and she was discharged with domiciliary NIV and respiratory follow-up. This report highlights the susceptibility of SMS patients to respiratory complications and emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive approach to managing these challenges.

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hypercapneic respiratory failurehypercapniaobesity hypoventilation syndromeobstructive sleep apneasmith-magenis syndrome

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PMID39640094
PMCPMC11617495

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