Prevalence and recurrence rates of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with diffuse cystic lung diseases in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the prevalence and recurrence rates of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in patients with diffuse cystic lung diseases (DCLDs).

Methods

We retrospectively identified and analyzed medical records of patients with DCLDs encountered at the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China from Jan 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023.

Results

A total of 289 patients were identified with DCLDs; 212 females and 77 males, with a median age of 48 years (range, 18-81 years). Among them, 89 (31%) patients had experienced SP; 59% among 115 patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD), 34% of 41 patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM, all women), 36% of 11 patients with pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH), none of 57 patients with Sjö

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature