Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case

Obesity has become an important cause of comorbidities, it is important to recognize the diseases associated with this condition early, as well as its treatment. Obese hypoventilation syndrome, also called Pickwick syndrome, has been defined by the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation and alter...

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Main Authors: Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inti Santana Carballosa
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5892
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Yenisel Chang Cuesta
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description Obesity has become an important cause of comorbidities, it is important to recognize the diseases associated with this condition early, as well as its treatment. Obese hypoventilation syndrome, also called Pickwick syndrome, has been defined by the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation and altered breathing during sleep, in the absence of another disease that explains the respiratory alterations. The case of a 53-years-old patient, white skin color, male, from urban origin, with a personal pathological history of high blood pressure, gouty arthritis, morbid obesity, unstable angina pectoris, previous episodes of atrial fibrillation and Pickwick syndrome without treatment for it, it is presented. On February the 12th, 2023, he was brought by his family to the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in the Cienfuegos province, because he had had difficulty breathing, a fever of 39ºC, for seven days, and the day before he had begun to expectorate blood. The performed procedures and treatments for each complication are described, until his death. Due to the importance of diagnosis, control and follow-up of these obese patients with comorbidities, to avoid fatal outcomes, it was decided to present the case.
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spelling doaj-art-9dc92d0c67944085a2ccf53d593f24132025-01-30T21:29:02ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2024-01-012211911952461Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a caseLuis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez0Yenisel Chang Cuesta1Inti Santana Carballosa2Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos. Cuba.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos. Cuba.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos. Cuba.Obesity has become an important cause of comorbidities, it is important to recognize the diseases associated with this condition early, as well as its treatment. Obese hypoventilation syndrome, also called Pickwick syndrome, has been defined by the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation and altered breathing during sleep, in the absence of another disease that explains the respiratory alterations. The case of a 53-years-old patient, white skin color, male, from urban origin, with a personal pathological history of high blood pressure, gouty arthritis, morbid obesity, unstable angina pectoris, previous episodes of atrial fibrillation and Pickwick syndrome without treatment for it, it is presented. On February the 12th, 2023, he was brought by his family to the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in the Cienfuegos province, because he had had difficulty breathing, a fever of 39ºC, for seven days, and the day before he had begun to expectorate blood. The performed procedures and treatments for each complication are described, until his death. Due to the importance of diagnosis, control and follow-up of these obese patients with comorbidities, to avoid fatal outcomes, it was decided to present the case.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5892obesidadsíndrome de hipoventilación por obesidadhipoxia
spellingShingle Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez
Yenisel Chang Cuesta
Inti Santana Carballosa
Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
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obesidad
síndrome de hipoventilación por obesidad
hipoxia
title Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
title_full Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
title_fullStr Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
title_full_unstemmed Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
title_short Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case
title_sort obese hypoventilation syndrome presentation of a case
topic obesidad
síndrome de hipoventilación por obesidad
hipoxia
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5892
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