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31 July 2021: Articles

A 34-Year-Old Woman from Brazil with Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Diagnosed by Raised Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D (VEGF-D) Levels and Lung Cysts on Computed Tomography Imaging Presenting with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Unusual clinical course

Alícia Sales Carneiro B , Thiago Thomaz Mafort B , Agnaldo José Lopes E*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932660

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932660

Figure 2. Chest computed tomography images of the patient when she had COVID-19 pneumonia 5 months after the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (A) The superior lobes show diffuse, rounded, bilateral and thin-walled cysts of varying sizes (arrows). (B) The average portion of the lungs shows diffuse, rounded, bilateral cysts (arrows), foci of consolidation in lingular segment (star), and ground-glass opacities (circles). (C) The inferior lobes show diffuse, rounded, bilateral cysts (arrows) and ground-glass opacities (circles).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923