Three cases of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

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Three cases of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Texas medicine - 1 Jan 1992

Jenkins D W

Abstract excerpt

Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin is an unusual cause of emphysema. This deficiency may be suspected when the age of onset and severity of disease are out of proportion to the history of inhaled agents (usually cigarette exposure). Three patients seen during a relatively short time in a private p...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Volume Measurements
Male
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antitrypsin
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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