A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Ramphal, P.S.; Shah, D.; Mitchell, D.I.; Wynter-Daley, J.; Ramphal, P.S; Shah, D; Mitchell, D.I; Wynter-Daley, J

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A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Ramphal, P.S.; Shah, D.; Mitchell, D.I.; Wynter-Daley, J.

West Indian Medical Journal 52(3): 250-252

2003

ISSN/ISBN: 0043-3144

PMID: 14649111

Document Number: 564927

A case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM) occurring in a 48-year-old Jamaican female is presented. The clinical, radiological, and pathological findings are typical of this rare condition, and serve to emphasize the need for a high index of suspicion in order to make the diagnosis and commence therapy early in the course of the disease. The outlook for patients with PLAM continues to be poor.