An Intractable Case of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

  • Kanazu Masaki
    Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
  • Arai Toru
    Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
  • Sugimoto Chikatoshi
    Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
  • Kitaichi Masanori
    Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
  • Akira Masanori
    Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
  • Abe Yuko
    Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
  • Hozumi Yutaka
    Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
  • Suzuki Tamio
    Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
  • Inoue Yoshikazu
    Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan

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A 52-year-old Japanese man with congenital amblyopia and oculocutaneous albinism was admitted to our hospital. Chest CT showed reticular opacities and traction bronchiectasis without honeycombing. Specimens obtained by a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery showed patchy chronic fibrotic lesions. We diagnosed him with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS). A mutation in the HPS1 gene was detected, and the diagnosis was confirmed. The patient was treated with prednisolone, pirfenidone, and azathioprine, but he nevertheless died within four months. Autopsy lung specimens showed diffuse alveolar damage suggesting comparatively rapid deterioration, although this presentation was not typical of an acute exacerbation. These pathological changes may be a possible progression pattern in HPS patients.<br>

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  • Internal Medicine

    Internal Medicine 53 (22), 2629-2634, 2014

    一般社団法人 日本内科学会

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