1. Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension due to toxic oil syndrome: a new cause of plexogenic arteriopathy.
- Author
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Mestre de Juan MJ, Martinez Tello FJ, Gomez Pajuelo C, Saenz de la Calzada C, Moya Mur JL, Tascon Perez JC, Lombera Romero F, and Gomez Sanchez MA
- Subjects
- Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary pathology, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular pathology, Pulmonary Artery drug effects, Pulmonary Veins drug effects, Rapeseed Oil, Respiratory Distress Syndrome pathology, Syndrome, Fibromuscular Dysplasia chemically induced, Hypertension, Pulmonary chemically induced, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular drug effects, Plant Oils adverse effects, Respiratory Distress Syndrome chemically induced
- Abstract
Ten patients with severe pulmonary hypertension due to Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS) (3 men, 7 women; mean age 27.9 +/- 11.23 yrs.) are presented. The pulmonary vessels were examined with a micromorphometric technique. All patients had intimal fibrosis of the arteries and veins. Seven also had a thrombus in different stages. All arteries were shown to have medial hypertrophy. Plexiform lexions were found in eight cases. It is concluded that TOS can produce severe pulmonary hypertension histologically undistinguishable from the primary form. TOS can be added to the list of diseases causing plexogenic arteriopathy.
- Published
- 1990