Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV with Bilateral Pneumothorax
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV with Bilateral Pneumothorax
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DOI:
10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4947
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Nakano, Yasutaka
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作者:
Nakagawa, Hiroaki;Wada, Hiroshi;Nakano, Yasutaka
A 17-year-old teen was hospitalized with bilateral pneumothorax. After the bilateral lungs were expanded using catheter tubes, he fully recovered and he was discharged from our hospital. He had a history of colon perforation. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) was suspected due to the combination of colon perforation and pneumothorax, and EDS type IV was confirmed after a genetic study identified a c.1511g>a mutation in the COL3A1 gene. This is the first report of bilateral pneumothorax caused by EDS type IV. Clinicians should consider EDS type IV in the differential diagnosis for bilateral pneumothorax in conjunction with distinct previous histories and radiological findings.