Acute Constrictive Pericarditis After Lung Transplantation for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

作者：Billings Martha E^*; Mulligan Michael; Raghu Ganesh

来源：Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2009, 28(1): 110-113.

DOI：10.1016/j.healun.2008.10.009

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, cystic, progressive lung disease with many extrapulmonary manifestations, which may complicate allograft function after transplantation. We present a LAM patient with new dyspnea and declining spirometry without rejection, infection or recurrence one year after bilateral lung transplantation. Investigation revealed acute constrictive pericarditis, which has not been reported previously in a lung transplant patient with LAM. This represents a novel complication likely due to progression of extrapulmonary LAM and should be considered in LAM transplant patients with dyspnea. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009;28:110-3.

• 出版日期2009-1