Pulmonary Hypertension due to Lithium Therapy: A Case Report

Ugurlu G. K. , Onen S., Kaymak S. U. , Caykoylu A., Keles T.

JOURNAL OF MOOD DISORDERS, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.32-35, 2016 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 6 Konu: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/jmood.20140709042214
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MOOD DISORDERS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-35

Özet

Lithium is accepted as the gold standard for long term treatment in bipolar affective disorder. However, this specific drug has various side effects, which restrict its use such as cardiologic. To our knowledge, there is only one reported case of pulmonary hypertension due to lithium therapy in the literature.