Pneumothorax in the Setting of Tuberous Sclerosis: A S “LAM” Dunk Diagnosis

A 25-year-old female with a history of tuberous sclerosis presented to our hospital with acute onset dyspnea and right-sided chest pain. One month prior, the patient developed subjective fevers and productive cough. Symptoms initially resolved, but returned shortly thereafter, persisting until presentation. Upon arrival, she had noted tachypnea, tachycardia, and hypoxemic respiratory failure with oxygen desaturation to 80% on room air, responding well to nasal cannula. Physical examination was significant for absent breath sounds throughout the right lung fields.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - June 30, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Talha Demirci, Kareem Ahmad Tags: Medical image Source Type: research