
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a genetic lung disease that causes damaging cysts in your lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain and cough.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Wikipedia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive and systemic disease that typically results in cystic lung destruction. It predominantly affects women, especially during …
LAM Lung Disease (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis) - WebMD
2023年10月30日 · LAM lung disease (lymphangioleiomyomatosis) is a rare lung disease that tends to affect women of childbearing age. In LAM lung disease, muscle cells that line the …
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年6月11日 · Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a primary disease of the lung parenchyma typified by abnormal growth of atypical smooth muscle cells in the lung vasculature, …
LAM - What Is LAM? - NHLBI, NIH
2023年8月2日 · Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease that affects mostly women of childbearing age (the years between puberty and menopause when it is possible to …
Treating and Managing LAM - American Lung Association
2024年10月30日 · How LAM Is Treated. There is no cure for LAM, but treatment can help ease symptoms, prevent complications and disease progression. Working with a pulmonologist who …
What is LAM? - The LAM Foundation
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (lim-FAN-je-o-LI-o-MI-o-ma-TO-sis), or LAM, is a rare lung disease that affects women almost exclusively. LAM is characterized by an abnormal growth of smooth …
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Pulmonary Disorders - Merck …
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an indolent, progressive growth of smooth muscle cells throughout the lungs, pulmonary blood vessels, lymphatics, and pleurae. It is rare and occurs …
Learn About LAM - American Lung Association
In people who have LAM, abnormal muscle-like cells begin to grow out control in the lungs, lymph nodes, kidneys and sometimes other organs. This can lead to organ tissue damage and impair …
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) - Asthma + Lung UK
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, usually called LAM, is a rare condition which damages the lungs. It almost always occurs in females. On this page: What is LAM? What causes LAM? What are …