Sarcoidosis complicated by cirrhosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 124-126

  Gupta, Samir ^a,b   Faughnan, Marie E ^a   Prud'homme, Gerald J ^b   Hwang, David M ^c   Munoz, David G ^b   Kopplin, Peter ^a  

^a Division of Respirology   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver failure; Pulmonary circulation; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLUBBING FINGERS; CONFUSION; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; IRITIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; WEAKNESS;

EID: 45849108330     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/412836     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Blich M, Edoute Y. Clinical manifestations of sarcoid liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004;19:732-7.
2. Rodríguez-Roisin R, Krowka MJ, Hervé P, Fallon MB. Pulmonary-hepatic vascular disorders. Eur Respir J 2004;24:861-80.
3. Castro M, Krowka MJ. Hepatopulmonary syndrome. A pulmonary vascular complication of liver disease. Clin Chest Med 1996;17:35-48.
4. Krowka MJ, Dickson ER, Cortese DA. Hepatopulmonary syndrome. Clinical observations and lack of therapeutic response to somatostatin analogue. Chest 1993;104:515-21.
5. Ganguli SN, Steinhardt MI, Kundu S. Hepatopulmonary syndrome associated with sarcoidosis of the liver: Case report. Can Assoc Radiol J 1998;49:411-4.
6. Lima BL, França AV, Pazin-Filho A, et al. Frequency, clinical characteristics, and respiratory parameters of hepatopulmonary syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc 2004;79:42-8.
7. Molleston JP, Kaufman BA, Cohen A, et al. Brain abscess in hepatopulmonary syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1999;29:225-6.
8. Añel RM, Sheagren JN. Novel presentation and approach to management of hepatopulmonary syndrome with use of antimicrobial agents. Clin Infect Dis 2001;32:E131-6.
9. Nunes H, Lebrec D, Mazmanian M, et al. Role of nitric oxide in hepatopulmonary syndrome in cirrhotic rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001;164:879-85.