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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for Spontaneous pneumothorax
  1. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax 
    Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the lungs and the chest cavity (called the pleural space) that can result ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../primary-spontaneous-pneumothorax - Genetics
  2. Collapsed lung (pneumothorax) 
    ... This is called a spontaneous collapsed lung or spontaneous pneumothorax.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000087.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. What is a Spontaneous Pneumothorax? (American Thoracic Society) - PDF  
    Collapsed Lung/Specifics ... Collapsed Lung ... American Thoracic Society ... PDF
    https://www.thoracic.org/.../resources/spontaneous-pneumothorax.pdf - External Health Links
  4. FLCN gene 
    ... FLCN gene have been found to cause primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This condition occurs when air builds up abnormally ... gene mutations lead to the development of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. One theory is that the altered folliculin protein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/flcn - Genetics
  5. Pneumothorax - series (image) 
    Pulmonary blebs are a common cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in young children and adults. Blebs are weakened out-pouchings in the upper lung, which can rupture, causing pneumothorax.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100150_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Pleural Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pleuraldisorders.html - Health Topics
  7. Collapsed Lung (National Library of Medicine)  
    A collapsed lung happens when air enters the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall. If it is a total collapse, it is called pneumothorax. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/collapsedlung.html - Health Topics
  8. Loeys-Dietz syndrome 
    ... can result in the collapse of a lung (spontaneous pneumothorax) or a protrusion of organs through gaps in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/loeys-dietz-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
    ... this disorder have recurrent episodes of collapsed lung (spontaneous pneumothorax). The lung problems may be progressive and, without ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Genetics
  10. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome 
    ... Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, a genodermatosis associated with spontaneous pneumothorax and kidney neoplasia, maps to chromosome 17p11.2. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/birt-hogg-dube-syndrome - Genetics
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