Platypnea-orthodeoxia and progressive autonomic failure.
Published
Journal Article
Platypnea-orthodeoxia has been described in patients with pulmonary shunts, intracardiac shunts, and severe lung disease. We report a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia in a patient with minimal obstructive lung disease and progressive autonomic failure. We have shown our patient's symptoms to be the result of an orthostatic increase in ventilation-perfusion mismatching and to be corrected with fluid challenge.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Fox, JL; Brown, E; Harrison, JK; Williams, J; Terry, PB
Published Date
- December 1989
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 140 / 6
Start / End Page
- 1802 - 1804
PubMed ID
- 2604305
Pubmed Central ID
- 2604305
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0003-0805
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1164/ajrccm/140.6.1802
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States