[Etiological diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: A cause of difficult diagnosis].

CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with schistosomiasis may be difficult. It is necessary to repeat the serological studies and, sometimes, to obtain a rectal biopsy. The treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with schistosomiasis is based on specific therapies and antiparasitic treatment. PMID: 30473449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue des Maladies Respiratoires - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Rev Mal Respir Source Type: research