Year: 2000 Vol. 66 Ed. 1 - (13º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 77 to 81
Cardiovascular Manifestation of Tonsils and Adenoids Hypertrophied. Case Report.
Author(s):
Lauro J. L. Alcântara*,
João G. S. Mira**,
Marcos Mocellin***,
Guilherme S. A. Catani****,
Luciana G. Stahlke****,
Caetano Sartori*****,
Andréia Kurahashi******
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea, cor pulmonale, pulmonary hypertension
Abstract:
The authors describe a child's case that presented pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale secondary to an obstructive sleep apnea caused by severe hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids, where the airways desobstruction resulted in a clinical improvement with a significant reduction of the cardiac area. Our objective by mentioning this case report is to alert the development of cardiovascular complications as a result of hypertrophied tonsil and adenoids.
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