%0 Journal Article
%T Bloom syndrome with lung involvement
%A Nair Girija
%A Lobo Ivona
%A Jayalaksmi T
%A Uppe Abhay
%J Lung India
%D 2009
%I Medknow Publications
%X We report a case of a 24-year old male presented with cough and breathlessness with diabetes mellitus and diagnosed as a case of bloom syndrome. He was a product of consanguineous marriage, having short stature, dolicocephaly, polydactyly, prominent nose with telangiectasia face. The respiratory system examination revealed bilateral coarse crepitations and wheezes and the chest X-ray revealed emphysema with right middle zone inhomogenous opacity. Also, CT thorax examination revealed bilateral cystic bronchiectasis with bronchiolitis obliterans. Bloom¡äs syndrome was diagnosed on the basis of clinical features.
%K Bloom¡äs syndrome
%K telangiectasia
%K growth retardation
%K respiratory infections
%K consanguinous parentage
%U http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2009;volume=26;issue=3;spage=92;epage=94;aulast=Nair