Pulmonary choriostoma in a case of tuberous sclerosis complex
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Pulmonary involvement in tuberous sclerosis complex: presentation of a case.
A clinical case of a pulmonary involvement in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex is reported. This rare involvement (1%) is characterized by either interstitial disease or bullae; therefore, pneumothorax is likely to happen in lung parenchyma. Furthermore this complication induces a progressive serious respiratory failure until the death of the patient.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3859
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.159426