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Hurler's syndrome with cor pulmonale secondary to obstructive sleep apnoea treated by continuous positive airway pressure

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JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 558-559

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BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00218.x

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continuous positive airway pressure therapy; mucopolysaccharidosis; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

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A 6-year-old boy with Hurler's syndrome presented with right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension secondary to severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Both his sleep apnoea and cor pulmonale were effectively controlled with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

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