A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Recurrence 30 Years After Surgery in a Patient with Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome: Case Presentation and Short Review of the Literature
Vasileios Leivaditis,
Athanasios Papatriantafyllou,
Efstratios Koletsis
et al.
Abstract:Background: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHDS), also known as Hornstein–Knickenberg syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by a triad of clinical manifestations: skin fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, and multiple pulmonary cysts. The exact incidence of BHDS syndrome is unknown. This hereditary syndrome is caused by mutations in the folliculin (FLCN) gene, located on chromosome 17p11.2, which encodes the folliculin protein. Objective: This case report aims to highlight the importance … Show more
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