R. Kushwaha, S. Verma, V. Mahajan, R. Singh, R. Prasad
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Abstract
A 48 year old obese male with symptoms of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (Pickwickian syndrome) and obstructive sleep apnoea was admitted to our department. He was put on non invasive positive pressure ventilation and showed dramatic clinical response.