Multisystem autoimmune dysfunction with early onset of bullous emphysema.
We report a patient with alopecia universalis, autoimmune dysfunction, and rapidly progressing bullous emphysema. These disorders have neither been reported together previously nor classified within a syndrome. To explain early-onset bullous emphysema associated with autoimmune disturbance requires further study; we encourage reporting of similar patients.
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Division of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
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D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome