title: Recurrent pneumothoraces in a 17-year-old man with mixed connective tissue disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McBrien
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Penketh
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.affiliation: Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Athol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Connective Tissue Disease Associated Lung Disease; Emphysema; Paediatric Lung Disaese; Pleural Disease