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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan 28;12(1):bcr-2018-228939.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228939.

Incidental detection of asymptomatic pneumothorax resulting in a diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Keigo Kobayashi  1
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Case Reports

Incidental detection of asymptomatic pneumothorax resulting in a diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Keigo Kobayashi. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: general practice / family medicine; genetic screening / counselling; pulmonary emphysema; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal chest CT images. (A) The largest cyst is seen abutting or including the proximal portion of the pulmonary vein or artery (arrow). (B) The lung cysts show a basal distribution (arrow).
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