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Bronchiectasis and homozygous (P1ZZ) alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in a young man.
Thorax - 1 Apr 1995
Rodriguez-Cintron W, Guntupalli K, Fraire A E
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary complications of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency are most commonly manifested by panlobular emphysema. This report describes histologically proven bronchiectasis in a 21 year old man with massive haemoptysis and homozygous deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin. Neither panlobular emphysema nor cirrhosis of the liver were present. Bronchiectasis must be considered part of the spectrum of the pulmonary...
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