A rare cause of exertional dyspnoea and hemoptysis in a 30-year-old female.
A young female patient of 30 years of age previously asymptomatic presented with complaints of exertional dyspnoea and hemoptysis with a normal chest roentgenogram. She was eventually diagnosed to have lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare pulmonary disorder. In this patient it occurred without any history of current pregnancy or estrogen consumption, as a sporadic entity.
Menon
Balakrishnan
B
Clinical Research Centre, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, India. balakmenon@yahoo.co.in
Ailawadhi
Meghna
M
D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy