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KMID : 0358420040470112229
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2004 Volume.47 No. 11 p.2229 ~ p.2235
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A Case of Pregnancy in Patient with Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
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이동윤/Lee DY
박상신/조현일/이동옥/박찬욱/손유경/황규리/심순섭/전혜원/박중신/전종관/Park SS/Cho HI/Lee DO/Park CW/Sohn YK/Hwang KL/Shim SS/Jeon HW/Park JS/Jun JK/Bae KB/Yoon BH/Syn HC
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Abstract
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Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare disorder of unknown cause and characterised by hamartomatous proliferation of smooth muscle occurring in women of reproductive age exclusively. It causes dyspnea, recurrent pneumothorax, chylothorax, hemoptysis and respiratory failure eventually. Chest radiographs show diffuse interstitial infiltrates and cysts of uniform size, and pulmonary function tests often show airflow limitation with increase in residual volume. Hormonal factors are thought to play a role because it generally affects premenopausal women, but there is no definite treatment yet. We present an unusual case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis during normal pregnancy with a review of literature.
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