Pregnancy complicated by lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Arch Iran Med. 2009 Mar;12(2):182-5.

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a multisystem disease characterized by cystic lung lesions can result in respiratory failure and is considered to be sex hormones related. No effective treatment for lymphangioleiomyomatosis is currently available. We report a 35-year-old patient in her second pregnancy. She also had experienced five episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax at the age of 30. Despite excessive estrogen production during pregnancy she had mild non-progressive exertional dyspnea without limitation of daily activities during pregnancy without deterioration of respiratory status.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lymphangiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphangiomyoma / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed