A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment
Background: lymphangioleiomyomatosisis (LAM) a rare and progressive lung disease in young women that can lead to death due to respiratory failure. LAM affects women in childbearing age. Respiratory distress, pneumothorax and chylothorax are the manifestation of this disease. Case report: The patient...
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| author | Mojtaba Ahmadinejad Alireaz Azargoon Asghar Aliehpour Sara Valizadeh Masoumeh Meisami |
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| description | Background: lymphangioleiomyomatosisis (LAM) a rare and progressive lung disease in young women that can lead to death due to respiratory failure. LAM affects women in childbearing age. Respiratory distress, pneumothorax and chylothorax are the manifestation of this disease.
Case report: The patient was a 42-year-old woman with relapsing pneumathorax and several boluses in both lungs. She underwent the 2-stage bilateral thoracotomy. She had no complications in a 15-months follow-up period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bcdb7fb85bd45f88d97b07451bccb982023-09-02T16:09:48ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2011-09-0129147947951721A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and TreatmentMojtaba Ahmadinejad0Alireaz Azargoon1Asghar Aliehpour2Sara Valizadeh3Masoumeh Meisami4Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranResearcher, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranResearcher, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranBackground: lymphangioleiomyomatosisis (LAM) a rare and progressive lung disease in young women that can lead to death due to respiratory failure. LAM affects women in childbearing age. Respiratory distress, pneumothorax and chylothorax are the manifestation of this disease. Case report: The patient was a 42-year-old woman with relapsing pneumathorax and several boluses in both lungs. She underwent the 2-stage bilateral thoracotomy. She had no complications in a 15-months follow-up period.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/777LymphangioleiomyomatosisPneumathoraxChylothorax |
| spellingShingle | Mojtaba Ahmadinejad Alireaz Azargoon Asghar Aliehpour Sara Valizadeh Masoumeh Meisami A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Pneumathorax Chylothorax |
| title | A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Lymphangiomyomatosis with Bilateral Pneumothorax: Di-agnosis and Treatment |
| title_sort | rare case of lymphangiomyomatosis with bilateral pneumothorax di agnosis and treatment |
| topic | Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Pneumathorax Chylothorax |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/777 |
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