Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease
The visually striking neurocutaneous findings of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are well recognized and have been well documented throughout scientific literature. While not uncommon, the pulmonary manifestations of NF1 are unknown to many physicians. Complications of NF1 associated diffuse lung dis...
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| description | The visually striking neurocutaneous findings of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are well recognized and have been well documented throughout scientific literature. While not uncommon, the pulmonary manifestations of NF1 are unknown to many physicians. Complications of NF1 associated diffuse lung disease (NF-DLD) include pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery stenosis, subpleural cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax. We present a case of a 34-year-old male with NF-DLD found incidentally in adolescence with previous apical bleb repair, presenting nearly twenty years later with spontaneous pneumothorax. In NF1 patients with pulmonary complaints, NF-DLD should be assessed with computed tomography (CT) and physicians should be familiar with associated complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99cb068774cb407c9983b7e068c18f6c2023-02-05T03:18:09ZengMarshall UniversityMarshall Journal of Medicine2379-95362022-10-018410.33470/2379-9536.1380Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung DiseaseEmma I. Sherfinski0Mark H. Cooper 1Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West VirginiaMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West VirginiaThe visually striking neurocutaneous findings of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are well recognized and have been well documented throughout scientific literature. While not uncommon, the pulmonary manifestations of NF1 are unknown to many physicians. Complications of NF1 associated diffuse lung disease (NF-DLD) include pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery stenosis, subpleural cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax. We present a case of a 34-year-old male with NF-DLD found incidentally in adolescence with previous apical bleb repair, presenting nearly twenty years later with spontaneous pneumothorax. In NF1 patients with pulmonary complaints, NF-DLD should be assessed with computed tomography (CT) and physicians should be familiar with associated complications.neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1)spontaneous pneumothoraxnf1 associated diffuse lung disease (nf-dld)bulbous lung disease |
| spellingShingle | Emma I. Sherfinski Mark H. Cooper Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease Marshall Journal of Medicine neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1) spontaneous pneumothorax nf1 associated diffuse lung disease (nf-dld) bulbous lung disease |
| title | Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease |
| title_full | Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease |
| title_short | Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease |
| title_sort | spontaneous pneumothorax a rare complication of neurofibromatosis type 1 associated diffuse lung disease |
| topic | neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1) spontaneous pneumothorax nf1 associated diffuse lung disease (nf-dld) bulbous lung disease |
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