Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with tuberous sclerosis
| Autor: | Terence L. Babcock, Bruce A. Snyder |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Disease medicine.disease Dermatology Penetrance respiratory tract diseases Tuberous sclerosis Epilepsy Pneumothorax medicine Surgery medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Complication business Pathological Adenoma sebaceum |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 83:100-104 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)37331-3 |
| Popis: | Tuberous sclerosis is a rare hereditary anomaly of variable penetrance characterized by adenoma sebaceum, mental retardation, and epilepsy. Pulmonary disease with spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare complication with this disease. We have recently seen two patients with this complication. A review of the literature reveals 17 other patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and tuberous sclerosis. Eight of these died of pneumothorax. Fifty-three percent of the patients, including all those who died, had normal intelligence. The pathological and roentgenographic findings of the disease are discussed. Recommendations for therapeutic management are given. |
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