| Literature DB >> 7785020 |
W Rodriguez-Cintron1, K Guntupalli, A E Fraire.
Abstract
Pulmonary complications of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency are most commonly manifested by panlobular emphysema. This report describes histologically proven bronchiectasis in a 21 year old man with massive haemoptysis and homozygous deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin. Neither panlobular emphysema nor cirrhosis of the liver were present. Bronchiectasis must be considered part of the spectrum of the pulmonary pathology that may be encountered in individuals with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7785020 PMCID: PMC474302 DOI: 10.1136/thx.50.4.424
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139