A rare case of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension in a patient exposed to silica

Eur Respir Rev. 2016 Mar;25(139):93-6. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0073-2015.

Affiliations

¹ Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France AP-HP, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France INSERM UMR_S 999, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France [email protected].
² Univ Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France AP-HP, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France INSERM UMR_S 999, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France.

Abstract

Mechanism of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension may be challenging and requires high-quality imaging http://ow.ly/UvJPh

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Aged
Computed Tomography Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Dust
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / chemically induced*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy
Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
Inhalation Exposure / adverse effects
Male
Mediastinitis / chemically induced*
Mediastinitis / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinitis / drug therapy
Mediastinitis / physiopathology
Occupational Exposure / adverse effects
Perfusion Imaging / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography
Predictive Value of Tests
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / chemically induced*
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / physiopathology
Sclerosis / chemically induced*
Sclerosis / diagnostic imaging
Sclerosis / drug therapy
Sclerosis / physiopathology
Silicon Dioxide / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Dust
Silicon Dioxide

Supplementary concepts

Mediastinal Fibrosis