Chubby Puffer Syndrome

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A sleep apnea complex of obese, prepubescent males, which resembles Pickwick syndrome, which is caused by primary alveolar hypoventilation; temporarily ameliorated by tonsillectomy, the chubby puffer syndrome is more central in the nervous system, possibly arising in the reticular activating system
Management Weight loss, tricyclic antidepressants

chubby puffer syndrome

A sleep apnea complex of obese, prepubescent ♂, which resembles that of the Pickwick syndrome, caused by primary alveolar hypoventilation; temporarily ameliorated by tonsillectomy, CPS is more central in the nervous system, possibly arising in the reticular activating system Management Weight loss, TCAs. See Pickwick syndrome., Sleep apnea syndrome, Tricyclic antidepressants. Cf Pink puffer.

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