Pulmonary presentation of esophageal leiomyonatosis associated with Alport syndrome in childhood

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-294

  Kugelman, Amir ^c   Greif, Yoel ^b   Gershoni Baruch, Ruth ^a   Berkowitz, Drora ^a   Best, Lael Anthon ^a   Guralnik, Ludmila ^a   Bentur, Lea ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; Childhood; Esophageal leiomyomatosis; Lung

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; OMEPRAZOLE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALPORT SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRIDOR; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0037797120     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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