New diagnosis and subsequent post-partum radiological improvement of lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
- Dr G Hagan, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK; guychagan{at}hotmail.com
- Received 25 June 2008
- Accepted 3 September 2008
A 39-year-old nulliparous woman became breathless after a caesarean section. CT pulmonary angiography (fig 1) showed no filling defect but cysts, small bilateral effusions and thickened interlobular septa were visible consistent with a possible diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). An open lung biopsy …
