Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Cysts
Carolina A. Souza1,
Richard Finley2 and
Nestor L. Müller1
1 Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British
Columbia, 899 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9 Canada.
2 Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9 Canada.

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Fig. 1A 54-year-old woman with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
High-resolution CT image at level of upper lobes shows two small thin-walled
cysts (arrows). Intervening lung parenchyma appears normal.
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Fig. 1B 54-year-old woman with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. CT
image at level of lower lobes shows multiple cysts of varying sizes
(arrows), largest of which is seen adjacent to pericardium in right
lower lobe.
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Fig. 1C 54-year-old woman with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Coronal image reconstruction shows large cystic air spaces adjacent to
pericardium in right lower lobe and lingula and a few smaller cysts
(arrows), mainly in left lung.
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