[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a menopausal woman on estrogen replacement therapy].
The case of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) was presented. Woman (55 years) receiving for several years estrogens with the symptoms of disease (dyspnea, nonproductive cough, chylous pleural fluid) appeared after menopause. Suggestive clinical symptoms and chest HRCT scan confirmed clinical diagnosis of LAM. Two years after discontinuation of estrogen medication her clinical condition and radiological picture of lungs improved.
Przybylski
Grzegorz
G
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Płuc, Nowotworów i Gruźlicy AM w Bydgoszczy.
Zielińska
Janina
J
Nowakowska
Elzbieta
E
Siemiatkowska
Krystyna
K
Pilecki
Stanisław
S
D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed