Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: is there a link?
A 41-year-old woman had progressive shortness of breath. Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis was diagnosed 4 years before. An open-lung biopsy showed the simultaneous presence of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. This is perhaps the first time the coincidental occurrence of these two diseases is described.
Dormans
T P
TP
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Verrips
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Bulten
J
J
Cox
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019294:Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / Q000150:complications*