Basilar Predominant Emphysema: Thinking beyond Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Basilar predominant emphysema, or disproportionate emphysematous involvement of the lung bases compared to the apices, is an uncommon radiographic pattern of emphysema traditionally associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). We present a case of a 59-year-old female with 41 pack-year tob...

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Main Authors: Ho-Man Yeung, Lauren Gaffaney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9840085
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