| A case of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: unusual comorbidity. | |
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PMID: 20298340 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Launois-Bensaude syndrome (LBS) is a rare disease, characterized by the accumulation of fatty tissue predominantly in the neck, shoulders and thorax, whose diagnostic is clinical. OBJECTIVES: We describe a new case in a 73 year-old man. As the patient was obese, complained of snoring and was treated for hypertension, we looked for a morbid association with an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS: A polysomnography (PSG) and a cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed. RESULTS: PSG demonstrated OSAS with an apnea-hypopnea index of 43/h. Cervical MRI showed fatty infiltration resulting in airway narrowing at the pharyngeal but not at the tracheal level. Only, 3 cases of such a morbid association have already been published; in 2 of these patients was a tracheal compression. More over a metabolic syndrome was present. CONCLUSIONS: This observation draws attention to the need for seeking OSAS among patients affected by LBS, even in a moderate form, and emphasises the roles of the upper airway narrowing by the fat infiltration as well as the role of the metabolic syndrome in the genesis of OSAS. |
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Authors:
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E Jalladeau; B Crestani; J-P Laissy; M F Vecchierini |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The clinical respiratory journal Volume: 2 ISSN: 1752-699X ISO Abbreviation: Clin Respir J Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-19 Completed Date: 2010-06-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101315570 Medline TA: Clin Respir J Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 239-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Laboratoire du Sommeil, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France. |
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Aged Body Mass Index Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / complications*, diagnosis Humans Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / complications*, diagnosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods Male Obesity / complications*, diagnosis Polysomnography / methods Prognosis Respiratory Function Tests Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*, diagnosis Snoring |
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