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Case Report

Dyspnoea, Cyanosis and Digital Clubbing in a 28-Year-Old Patient as a Result of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

by
Michał Zieliński
1,*,
Marek Hartleb
2,
Piotr Sitek
3 and
Dariusz Ziora
1
1
Department of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Koziolka 1, 41-803 Zabrze, Poland
2
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
3
Pulmonology Department, Public Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Zabrze, Silesia Medical University in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2017, 85(6), 339-344; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2017.0058
Submission received: 24 September 2017 / Revised: 12 November 2017 / Accepted: 12 November 2017 / Published: 13 December 2017

Abstract

This paper presents a case of a young patient with cyanosis and digital clubbing, until then an active, sporty person. He sought medical assistance due to the growing dyspnoea and the drop of effort tolerance. Initially the diagnostic process focused on the confirmation of the suspicion of pulmonary fibrosis or another interstitial lung disease as causes of the respiratory failure. Due to the atypical presentation of the symptoms, reaching the final diagnosis of digestive system disease with lung involvement required a more thorough multifaceted diagnostics of a number of systems and organs.
Keywords: dyspnoea; finger clubbing; cyanosis; hepatopulmonary syndrome dyspnoea; finger clubbing; cyanosis; hepatopulmonary syndrome

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Zieliński, M.; Hartleb, M.; Sitek, P.; Ziora, D. Dyspnoea, Cyanosis and Digital Clubbing in a 28-Year-Old Patient as a Result of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. Adv. Respir. Med. 2017, 85, 339-344. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2017.0058

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Zieliński M, Hartleb M, Sitek P, Ziora D. Dyspnoea, Cyanosis and Digital Clubbing in a 28-Year-Old Patient as a Result of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2017; 85(6):339-344. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2017.0058

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Zieliński, Michał, Marek Hartleb, Piotr Sitek, and Dariusz Ziora. 2017. "Dyspnoea, Cyanosis and Digital Clubbing in a 28-Year-Old Patient as a Result of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 85, no. 6: 339-344. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2017.0058

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