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Pneumothorax developing for the first time in a 73-year-old woman diagnosed with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2013
Kunogi Okura Makiko, Yae Toshifumi, Nagashima Osamu, Hirai Shu, Kumasaka Toshio, Iwase Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous pneumothorax in the elderly commonly occurs due to underlying pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, etc. A 73-year-old woman developed pneumothorax for the first time that was a clinical clue to a diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS), an autosomal dominant condition characterized by fibrofolliculomas of the skin, renal tumors...
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