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Case report of neurofibromatosis type 1 combined with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Frontiers of medicine - 1 Dec 2021
Bian Chun, Zhao Xinyue, Liu Yaping, Chen Minjiang, Zheng Shuying, Tian Xinlun, Xu Kai-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disease in which the lungs are rarely involved. However, in NF cases with lung involvement, chest computed tomography may show bilateral basal reticulations, apical bullae, and cysts without bronchiectasis. Herein, we report a patient diagnosed with NF on the basis of the results of genetic testing who presented with early-onset wet cough and bronchiectasis. Considering the...
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