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Pickwickian syndrome
Pickwickian syndrome Pickwickian syndrome is a breathing disorder seen in people with severe obesity, especially when excess fat around the abdomen and diaphragm interferes with ventilation.
Pickwickian syndrome is a breathing disorder seen in people with severe obesity, especially when excess fat around the abdomen and diaphragm interferes with ventilation. It involves chronically reduced breathing with low oxygen, high carbon dioxide, and marked sleepiness, and is often linked with obstructive sleep apnea but can also occur on its own.