Portopulmonary hypertension due to schistosomiasis in two Malagasy patients;Hypertension porto-pulmonaire d'origine bilharzienne chez deux patients malgaches

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-29

  Ramanampamonjy, R M ^a   Razafimahefa, S H ^a   Rajaonarivelo, P ^a   Rajaona, H R ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Antananarivo Hopital Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Antananarivo; Fenoarivobe; Fianarantsoa; Hospital; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; Portopulmonary hypertension; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIET THERAPY; DYSPNEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCITES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; DYSPNEA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPIRONOLACTONE;

EID: 33947307371     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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