title: [Bilateral simultaneous spontaneous pneumothoraces associated with Alport's syndrome].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inami General Hospital, Toyama.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishiura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen