Immune-deficient bronchiectasis associated with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Aug;68(2):578-80. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00603-7.

Abstract

Bronchiectasis may occur with various congenital and acquired immunodeficiency diseases. The association of bronchiectasis and the X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP), also known as Duncan's disease is unknown. We describe the case of a 39-year-old man with XLP, the oldest surviving, who developed chronic bronchiectasis with hemoptysis and required a pneumonectomy to control his symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchiectasis / genetics*
  • Bronchiectasis / immunology
  • Bronchiectasis / surgery
  • Hemoptysis / genetics
  • Hemoptysis / immunology
  • Hemoptysis / surgery
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / genetics*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / immunology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / surgery
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed