{"id":6709,"date":"2021-09-03T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:50:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:50:51","slug":"multidisciplinary-team-approach-to-diagnosing-lymphangioleiomyomatosis-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2021\/09\/03\/multidisciplinary-team-approach-to-diagnosing-lymphangioleiomyomatosis-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosing lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of publication:<\/strong><br \/>\nJournal article<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong><br \/>\nOkoh, Magnus; Khan, Rosina; *Ahmad, Nawaid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><br \/>\nBMJ Case Reports; Aug 2021; vol. 14 (no. 8)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nA 42-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was referred to the respiratory team due to shortness of breath on exertion and significant deterioration in pulmonary function tests. Her symptoms were progressively getting worse. This prompted a referral to the specialist team where further investigations were undertaken including a high-resolution CT scan followed by lung biopsy, which eventually revealed a diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Successful referral to the National LAM Centre in Nottingham provided the key therapeutic approach required to manage this rare condition. Diagnosing this rare condition was due to the multidisciplinary team approach, which involved input from the general practitioner, radiologist and<br \/>\nrespiratory consultant. The patient has been making good progress with pharmacological management.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casereports.bmj.com\/content\/14\/8\/e243793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Link to full-text<\/a> [NHS OpenAthens account required]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of publication: Journal article Author(s): Okoh, Magnus; Khan, Rosina; *Ahmad, Nawaid Citation: BMJ Case Reports; Aug 2021; vol. 14 (no. 8) Abstract: A 42-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was referred to the respiratory team due to shortness<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2021\/09\/03\/multidisciplinary-team-approach-to-diagnosing-lymphangioleiomyomatosis-2021\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosing lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2021)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[979,215,637],"class_list":["post-6709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-staff-publication","tag-979","tag-copd","tag-respiratory-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6710,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6709\/revisions\/6710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}