Table 1

Clinical features of 21 patients with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Case1-150Age at onset1-151SexInitial manifestationsLater manifestationsTuberous sclerosisAssociated conditions
19 34FDyspnoeaCough, haemoptysisNoMimic tuberculosis1-152
210 40FPneumothorax (6)1-153 NoneNoUterine myoma
310 48FPneumothorax (1)Chest pain, dyspnoeaNoNone
410 20FDyspnoeaHaemoptysis, pneumothorax (4)YesNone
510 32FPneumothorax (1)Cough, chest pain, dyspnoeaNoActive tuberculosis1-155
635FDyspnoeaHaemoptysisNoNone
726FPneumothorax (3)DyspnoeaNoPregnancy
822FDyspnoeaPneumothorax (4)YesTransplantation1-154
9(55)FDyspnoeaCoughNoNone
1042FDyspnoeaNoneNoNone
1111 29FDyspnoeaNoneNoNone
1212 38FPneumothorax (2)Chest pain, dyspnoeaYesNone
1313 20FPneumothorax (1)Chest pain, dyspnoeaNoNone
1414 27FDyspnoeaNoneYesMimic tuberculosis1-152
1515 29FDyspnoeaHaemoptysisNoClomiphene therapy
1616 47FDyspnoeaCough, pneumothorax (1)NoNone
1717 26FPneumothorax (3)Chest pain, dyspnoeaNoPregnancy
1818 37FPneumothorax (3)Chest pain, dyspnoeaYesNone
1919 26FPneumothorax (5)NoneNoPregnancy
2020 (34)FDyspnoeaNoneNoNone
2121 23FPneumothorax (2)DyspnoeaYesNone
  • 1-150 Superscript numbers following case numbers refer to references.

  • 1-151 Age at onset means the age at the onset of symptoms, but where the age is in parentheses this is the age on her first visit to the physician.

  • 1-152 They were erroneously diagnosed as miliary tuberculosis at first.

  • 1-153 Number in parentheses following pneumothorax indicates frequency of pneumothorax.

  • 1-155 She had concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis and was given anti-tuberculous medications.

  • 1-154 She underwent bilateral sequential lung transplantation.