title: Three cases of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in the elderly.
abstract: We report three elderly patients who presented with increasing dyspnoea on exertion and radiological evidence of basal bullous emphysema. On further investigation they were found to have alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. We emphasize that alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency can present much later than is usually the case especially if the patient is a life-long non-smoker.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010641:Phenotype; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency