[A case of early-onset pulmonary emphysema suspected to be hereditary].
A Japanese woman who developed dyspnea on effort and systemic edema at the age of 21 died of respiratory failure at age 33. She had no smoking history, air pollution exposure, or alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Her father had also died of respiratory failure at the age of 30. This disorder was suspected to be hereditary.
Herai
Yoriko
Y
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Koseiren Takaoka Hospital.
Shibata
Kazuhiko
K
Fujimura
Masaki
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult