[Bilateral simultaneous spontaneous pneumothoraces associated with Alport's syndrome].
A 45-year-old man with Alport's syndrome presented with chest pain and dry coughing. A chest roentgenogram showed bilateral simultaneous spontaneous pneumothoraces. Possible causes such as pulmonary bullae were not detected. A partial defect in type IV collagen, which is involved in repair of the basement membrane, may have played a role in the etiology of pneumothoraces in this patient.
Ishiura
Y
Y
Department of Internal Medicine, Inami General Hospital, Toyama.
Fujimura
M
M
Minami
S
S
Watanabe
K
K
Matsuda
T
T
D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*
D003094:Collagen