title: Lymphangiomyomatosis recurrence in the allograft after single-lung transplantation.
abstract: The evolution of lung transplantation has offered an additional treatment option for patients with a variety of end-stage lung diseases, including some with systemic disorders. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) is a multisystem disease of premenopausal women. The lung is the most frequently involved vital organ, and respiratory failure is the most common case of death. A small number of patients with LAM have undergone lung transplantation. This report describes a case of recurrent LAM in the allograft after single lung transplantation and discusses the implications of this finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lium
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Parosa
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Deyoung
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wick
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Trulock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence