Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome
Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax is a very rare clinical event, comprising approximately 1% of all spontaneous pneumothoraces. Clinical signs and symptoms may vary from mild chest pain and dyspnea to severe respiratory failure; nevertheless immediate treatment is mandatory a...
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| author | Alessandro Tamburrini Francesco Sellitri Federico Tacconi Francesco Brancati Tommaso Claudio Mineo |
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| description | Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax is a very rare clinical event, comprising approximately 1% of all
spontaneous pneumothoraces. Clinical signs and symptoms may vary from mild chest pain and dyspnea to severe respiratory
failure; nevertheless immediate treatment is mandatory as this condition can deteriorate and progress to tension pneumothorax. An underlying lung disease has been commonly described;
in most istances primary or secondary tumors, interstitial diseases, and infectious diseases.
Birt-Hogg-Dubè syndrome is a rare inherited disorder clinically characterized by multiple fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and, in ~24% of the patients, occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax. In this case, we firstly report the concurrence of these rare conditions, as a patient presenting a simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was diagnosed with Birt-Hogg-Dubè syndrome based on the typical radiological findings and genetic testing of the folliculin gene located on chromosome 17. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d11ac3ffdb44b12ba53f8349b9098532025-02-03T05:58:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/916039916039Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè SyndromeAlessandro Tamburrini0Francesco Sellitri1Federico Tacconi2Francesco Brancati3Tommaso Claudio Mineo4Thoracic Surgery Division, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalyThoracic Surgery Division, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalyThoracic Surgery Division, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Gabriele D’Annunzio University, Chieti, ItalyThoracic Surgery Division, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, ItalySimultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax is a very rare clinical event, comprising approximately 1% of all spontaneous pneumothoraces. Clinical signs and symptoms may vary from mild chest pain and dyspnea to severe respiratory failure; nevertheless immediate treatment is mandatory as this condition can deteriorate and progress to tension pneumothorax. An underlying lung disease has been commonly described; in most istances primary or secondary tumors, interstitial diseases, and infectious diseases. Birt-Hogg-Dubè syndrome is a rare inherited disorder clinically characterized by multiple fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and, in ~24% of the patients, occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax. In this case, we firstly report the concurrence of these rare conditions, as a patient presenting a simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was diagnosed with Birt-Hogg-Dubè syndrome based on the typical radiological findings and genetic testing of the folliculin gene located on chromosome 17.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/916039 |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Tamburrini Francesco Sellitri Federico Tacconi Francesco Brancati Tommaso Claudio Mineo Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome |
| title_full | Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome |
| title_short | Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax Revealed Birt-Hogg-Dubè Syndrome |
| title_sort | simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax revealed birt hogg dube syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/916039 |
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