A rare case of multiple fibro-folliculomas and lung cysts: Possible Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome

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Birt-Hogg-Dubè syndrome (BHD) is an autosomal-dominant syndrome, which is very rare to come across with in clinical practice. The disease demonstrates itself with multiple skin hamartomas, multiple fiber-folliculomas, and lung cysts with possible involvement of other organs and systems. The purpose to present this case report is to draw an attention to the possibility of BHD syndrome in patients who come to the hospital with multiple lesions and cysts of various localizations. For this purpose, we present the case report of a 75-year-old patient who presented to the clinic with multiple skin lesions on the face, abdomen and back. Multiple thin-walled cysts scattered throughout the both lungs were discovered during further investigation. The patient had the perilous medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, as well as recent history of prominent cough.