Bronchiectasis and homozygous (P1ZZ) alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in a young man.

doi:10.1136/thx.50.4.424

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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

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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 n...

Topics

Adult
Bronchiectasis
Hemoptysis
Humans
Male
Phenotype
alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

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