A case of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome diagnosed by genetic testing after video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax
Daikichi Meguro,
Atsushi Toyofuku,
Hideki Sakakibara
et al.
Abstract:A 47-year-old woman complaining of shortness of breath was referred to our hospital from a nearby clinic. Computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary cysts and bilateral pneumothorax, which were more marked on the right. Chest drains were inserted bilaterally, but the pneumothoraxes did not improve. Thus, the pulmonary cyst in the right lung was resected using video-assisted thoracic surgery. Based on the evidence of bilateral multiple pulmonary cysts, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) was sugg… Show more
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