From: The etiology of diffuse cystic lung diseases: an analysis of 1010 consecutive cases in a LAM clinic
Causes | Numbers (%) |
---|---|
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis | 711 (70.4%) |
Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome | 46 (4.6%) |
Sjogren syndrome | 38 (3.8%) |
Light-chain deposition disease | 2 |
Amyloidosis | 2 |
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis | 1 |
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis | 14 (1.4%) |
Tumor | 3 (0.3%) |
Castleman’s disease | 2 (0.2%) |
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis | 2 (0.2%) |
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 1 (0.1%) |
Marfan syndrome | 1 (0.1%) |
Amyloidosis* | 1 (0.1%) |
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung | 1 (0.1%) |
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis | 1 (0.1%) |
Undiagnosed diffuse cystic lung diseases | 189 (18.7%) |
Total | 1010 (100%) |