Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome: an inherited cause of spontaneous pneumothorax
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: an inherited cause of spontaneous pneumothorax.
(height 1.6 m, body mass index 26.4) was referred to the respirology clinic for assessment of recurrent, bilateral, spontaneous pneumothoraces of unknown cause. She had her first spontaneous pneumothorax at the age of 28 years and had a total of six spontaneous pneumothoraces, distributed bilaterally, over the next 28 years. Repeated surgical interventions were done, including bullectomies and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.092121