ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2025
Evolution of cystic lung disease in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: assessment of older patients.
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- Pulmonary Manifestations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: A Single-Centre Retrospective Case Series of Seven Genetically Confirmed Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- First published report of the FLCN c.1222 C > T (p.Gln408Ter) variant in a Chinese family with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome and literature review.BMC medical genomics · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundBirt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterised by the development of lung cysts, skin fibrofolliculomas and an increased risk for renal cancer. The progression of cystic lung disease with ageing in BHD has not been well characterised.
objectivesTo assess the severity of lung involvement in patients with BHD aged 50 years or older.
methodsA retrospective computer-assisted search was performed to identify patients with BHD seen at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China from January 2000 to May 2023. Demographic, clinical, pulmonary function and radiological parameters were extracted and analysed.
resultsAmong 82 patients with BHD aged 50 years or older, 49 (59%) were female and the median age was 57 years (range, 50-79) at baseline. Pneumothorax occurred in 46 patients (56%). Lung cysts were observed on CT in 77 patients (94%) and were bilateral in nearly all cases. The number of cysts was≥10 for most patients (84%) and the median size of the largest cyst was 31 mm (range, 4-160 mm). Median (range) % predicted values of forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 s and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide were 98 (62-147), 92 (56-145) and 85 (61-133), respectively, for those with data available. During follow-up (median, 41 months; range, 3-259), 35% of patients manifested worsening in pulmonary function or cystic lung disease.
conclusionLung involvement in older patients with BHD manifests varying severity of cystic lung disease with relatively mild functional impairment, if any, and indolent progression.
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