A case of recurrent pneumothorax and skin lesions diagnosed with Birt-Hogg-Dubé

Ali Hossein Samadi Takaldani; Mohammad Negaresh; Solmaz Jalalzadeh; Leila Lotfi; Hassan Ghobadi

doi:10.1093/omcr/omac054

A case of recurrent pneumothorax and skin lesions diagnosed with Birt-Hogg-Dubé

Oxf Med Case Reports. 2022 May 23;2022(5):omac054. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac054. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Ali Hossein Samadi Takaldani¹, Mohammad Negaresh², Solmaz Jalalzadeh², Leila Lotfi², Hassan Ghobadi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Division), School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
² Resident of Internal Medicine, Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

Abstract

Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease that is manifested as benign cutaneous tumors, multiple lung parenchymal cysts and an increased risk of renal cancer. Its symptoms usually do not appear until adulthood. We report a patient who was admitted with recurrent pneumothorax. Discovering typical cutaneous lesions accompanied with a history of the same condition in his son, BHD syndrome was diagnosed.

Publication types

Case Reports