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. 2020 Apr 1;68(4):821–827. doi: 10.1136/jim-2020-001291

Table 4.

Signs suggestive of venous and capillary (pulmonary veno-occlusive disease/pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis) involvement

Pulmonary function tests Decreased DLCO (<50%).
Severe hypoxemia.
High-resolution chest CT Septal lines, centrilobular ground glass opacities, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Response to PAH therapy Possible pulmonary edema.
Genetic background Biallelic EIF2AK4 mutations.
Occupational exposure Organic solvent (trichloroethylene).

DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension.