Kaustubh Mohite, Anil Kumar Sapare
Narayana Health City.
India
Lung India
Lung India 2022; 39: 191-194
DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_252_21
Abstract
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is an important cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and is classified under idiopathic cause of PAH. Over a period of time, PVOD has been studied in detail in the western countries and various diagnostic criteria are formulated. Being a rapidly progressive disease, early diagnosis is of utmost importance which helps to initiate appropriate treatment. Recent studies suggest that PVOD has a genetic predisposition and has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Here, we discuss the case of siblings diagnosed with PVOD to have such genetic predisposition for this disease.
Category
Class I. Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease and Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis
Genetic Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication
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