A Case of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Looked Like Miliary Tuberculosis.

Won, Kyoung Sook; Park, Keun Uk; Park, Hyun Jin; Kim, In Soo; Jeong, Yeon Tae

doi:1995.42.2.244

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 42(2); 1995 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1995;42(2):244-249.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1995.42.2.244 Published online April 1, 1995.

A Case of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Looked Like Miliary Tuberculosis.

Kyoung Sook Won, Keun Uk Park, Hyun Jin Park, In Soo Kim, Yeon Tae Jeong

Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We experienced one case of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis in 26-year-old female patient. She had taken antituberculous medication under the impression of miliary tuberculosis on simple chest X-ray at peripartum period. On outpatient follow-up she complained of progressive exertional dyspnea in spite of medication. Through careful history taking and physical examination, high resolutional CT, and open lung biopsy she was diagnosed as pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis combined with incomplete type of tuberous sclerosis. So, we presented the case with the brief review the literatures.

Key Words: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Tuberous sclerosis, Miliary tuberculosis