Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
作者:
John Kelly,
Joel Moss,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 321,
issue 1
页码: 17-25
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis;Lung disease;Pneumothorax;Effusion.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare disorder of unknown cause that occurs almost exclusively in women of childbearing years, is characterized microscopically by abnormal smooth muscle proliferation in the lung, lymphatics, and mediastinal, abdominal and lower cervical lymph nodes. LAM is associated with progressive dyspnea, recurrent pneumothoraces, chylous effusions, abdominal tumors (angiomyolipoma), and chylous ascites. Because of the predilection of this disease for young women, therapies to date have mainly involved hormonal manipulation. Although the efficacy of these therapies has not been established, the clinical course is more favorable in recent studies compared with earlier reports.
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