title: Diagnostic approach to pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
abstract: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is an interstitial lung disease with distinctive clinical, radiologic, physiological and pathological findings. We report an additional case of this rare condition, diagnosed on first medical evaluation by transbronchial lung biopsy and discuss the diagnostic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Lorraine, Virton, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delgrange
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delgrange
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosoux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*