Pulmonary disease of unknown etiology is a potentially fatal complication in patients with lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the defective transport of cationic amino acids. Lung involvement was investigated in nine Italian LPI patients through pulmonary function tests and lung imaging studies consisting of conventional chest radiography, high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and perfusion and ventilation scintigraphy
Early detection of lung involvement in lysinuric protein intolerance: role of high-resolution computed tomography and radioisotopic methods / Santamaria, F; Parenti, Giancarlo; Guidi, G; Rotondo, Antonio; Grillo, G; Larocca, Mr; Celentano, Luigi; Strisciuglio, Pietro; Sebastio, G; Andria, G.. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. - ISSN 1073-449X. - STAMPA. - 153:2(1996), pp. 731-735.
Early detection of lung involvement in lysinuric protein intolerance: role of high-resolution computed tomography and radioisotopic methods
PARENTI, GIANCARLO;ROTONDO, ANTONIO;CELENTANO, LUIGI;STRISCIUGLIO, PIETRO;
1996
Abstract
Pulmonary disease of unknown etiology is a potentially fatal complication in patients with lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the defective transport of cationic amino acids. Lung involvement was investigated in nine Italian LPI patients through pulmonary function tests and lung imaging studies consisting of conventional chest radiography, high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and perfusion and ventilation scintigraphyI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
