LAM: Rare Respiratory Disease Strikes Women in Childbearing Years by Dr. Kimi Suh

For most women childbearing years are some of their healthiest, but there’s a rare lung disease that strikes women during this time. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM disease, almost exclusively affects women and can lead to respiratory failure and even death. Symptoms include:

• shortness of breath
• chest pain
• chronic cough 
• lung collapse

There’s no cure, but early intervention and treatment can improve a patient’s quality of life and dramatically extend lifespan. Talk to your doctor if you are experiencing symptoms.

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