Telomere biology disorder presenting acutely with pulmonary fibrosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome in a young adult male

Telomere biology disorder presenting acutely with pulmonary fibrosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome in a young adult male

Abstract A 33‐year‐old man presented with acute dyspnoea and profound hypoxaemia, and had clubbing, greying of hair, orthodeoxia and fine inspiratory crackles. CT chest showed established pulmonary fibrosis in a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern. Additional investigations revealed a small patent...

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Main Authors: Samantha Chin‐Yun Kung, Olivia Dixon, Sarah Kentwell, Raja S. Vasireddy, Jonathan Rodgers, Yuming Ding, Tony Rahman, Caroline Tallis, Ian A. Yang, John A. Mackintosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-08-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
cirrhosis
hepatopulmonary syndrome
pulmonary fibrosis
telomeres
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1182

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1182

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