SECONDARY PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN A PATIENT WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY: TREATMENT WITH LOW DOSE SILDENAFIL KOMBİNE İMMUN YETMEZLİKLİ BİR HASTADA SEKONDER PULMONER ARTERYEL HİPERTANSİYON: DÜŞÜK DOZ SİLDENAFİL İLE TEDAVİ

The present report describes a patient with common variable immunodeficiency who suffered severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and bilateral lung destruction due to bronchiectasis. Initially, the patient's treatment included antibiotics, diuretics, bronchodilators, mucolytics, oxygen and immunoglobulin replacement therapy. However, the patient's condition improved significantly only after low dose sildenafil treatment. To our best notice, our patient is the first report displaying a favorable outcome with sildenafil treatment in secondary pulmonary hypertension. (Anatol J Clin Investig 2009:3(1):97-99). Ozet