Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1

Neurofibromatosis is common. It can be accompanied by abnormalities related to the thorax. These vary in severity and can be life-threatening. We present a case of plexiform neuroma with associated extensive bullous lung disease.

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Autores principales: Shongwe, M S, Mpe, M J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8948476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35359697
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.128
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spelling pubmed-89484762022-03-30 Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 Shongwe, M S Mpe, M J Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med Case Report Neurofibromatosis is common. It can be accompanied by abnormalities related to the thorax. These vary in severity and can be life-threatening. We present a case of plexiform neuroma with associated extensive bullous lung disease. South African Medical Association 2021-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8948476/ /pubmed/35359697 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.128 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title_full Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title_fullStr Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title_full_unstemmed Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title_short Bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: A case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
title_sort bullous lung disease in association with an isolated giant plexiform neuroma: a case report and brief review of pulmonary involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8948476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35359697
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.128
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