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. 1993 May;48(5):576–577. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.5.576

Reversal of hypoxia in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, and oedema during treatment with long term domiciliary oxygen

K M Skwarski 1, D Morrison 1, W MacNee 1
PMCID: PMC464529  PMID: 8322252

Abstract

A case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with pulmonary hypertension and oedema is presented, with reversal of hypoxaemia over 18 months during treatment with long term oxygen therapy.

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