Medicine:Graham–Boyle–Troxell syndrome

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Graham-Boyle-Troxell syndrome
SpecialtyPediatry
CausesUnknown, although it is a congenital condition

Graham-Boyle-Troxell syndrome, also known as Cystic hamartoma of the lung and kidney,[1] is an extremely rare congenital malformation which is characterized by benign hamartomatous cysts present in the lung and kidney.[2][3] Symptoms include respiratory insufficiency, recurrent respiratory infections, and hypertension.[4] Additional radiological features include hyperplastic nephromegaly, dysplastic medulla, and mesoblastic nephroma.[5] Only three cases have been described in medical literature.[6]

Its inheritance pattern is not known.

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