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A rare cause of wheeze in a young adult

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
² Department of Pathology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
³ Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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Dr Moloney;
edmoloney@yahoo.com

Submitted 8 January 2003
Accepted 27 January 2003

Keywords: benign clear cell tumour; "sugar tumour"; wheeze

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A 16 year old Irish girl was referred by her general practitioner to the respiratory outpatient clinic with a nine year history of wheeze on exertion, which was getting progressively worse. She had a minimal response to regular inhaled low dose corticosteroids and required short acting ß-agonists. There was no history of cough, sputum production, or haemoptysis. Her past medical history was unremarkable, and she described her development as normal during her childhood. She was a regular school attender and never smoked. She was on no other medications, and her siblings and other family members were devoid of any breathing difficulties. Physical examination showed a well built young woman in no respiratory distress, with the following physical characteristics: weight, 45 kg; height, 155 cm; pulse, 80 beats/min; blood pressure, 110/60 mm Hg; and respiratory rate, 18 breaths/min. An examination of the chest revealed forced expiratory rhonchi. The rest . . . [Full text of this article]

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