[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and tuberous sclerosis: a casual association or a causative one?].
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age. Pulmonary disease that is indistinguishable from LAM appears in 1% of patients with tuberous sclerosis (TS). At present we can not say whether we are looking at an association of two rare diseases or at a single disease with different clinical profiles. To date, open lung biopsy has been required for definitive diagnosis. We report the case of a women with TS and LAM in whom a diagnosis of pulmonary involvement was based on clinical signs and high resolution computerized tomography of the chest.
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Servicio de Medicina Interna I, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Sánchez-Alarcos
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Martínez-Cruz
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Calle
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Alvarez-Sala
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
Linfangioleiomiomatosis y esclerosis tuberosa: una asociación casual o causal?