Fatal intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting in cirrhosis--diagnosis by radionuclide lung perfusion scan.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting is an important cause of hypoxaemia in patients with chronic liver disease. We describe an unusual case of a patient with haemochromatosis who died as a result of severe hypoxaemia which was due to this disorder. The shunt was demonstrated by radionuclide lung perfusion scanning.