A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM) occurring in a 48-year-old Jamaican female is presented. The clinical, radiological, and pathological findings are typical of this rare condition, and serve to emphasize the need for a high index of suspicion in order to make the diagnosis and commence therapy early in the course of the disease. The outlook for patients with PLAM continues to be poor.
Ramphal
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Departments of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Pathology, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. pabloram@cwjamaica.com
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Mitchell
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Wynter-Daley
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged