Journal of Pulmonary Medicine

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Tania Zavalza Jimenez Author

Subjects of specialization
computed tomography, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, pneumothorax.

Affiliation
Dignity Health, California Hospital Medical Center, Ross University School of Medicine, Los Angeles California, USA

Biography

Living in the Central Valley, I always heard about the need for physicians here and knew that I wanted to train in the area. I did a sub-I at UCSF-Fresno and really enjoyed how friendly everyone was, but also appreciated the complexity of the patients that are seen. I knew I would be getting a great education. Interests Within Family Medicine: I want to work with the underserved, especially mentoring our younger generations and helping the undocumented and migrant community. 


Publications

Case Report Open Access

A Rare Case of Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis with Manifestation of Recurrent Pneumothorax in a Premenopausal Female

Author(s):

Tania Zavalza Jimenez

Sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare multisystem disorder affecting approximately 3 to 8 per million women. Our patient, a 42-year-old nulligravida Hispanic female with recurrent pneumothoraces presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a chief complaint of shortness of breath and exertional chest tightness that progressively worsened over four days. Upon arrival to the ED she was tachypneic and hypoxic, with chest x-ray revealing large bilateral pneumothoraces and chest computed tomography (CT) from a previous encounter showed dozens of air-filled cavities in both lungs. Already possessing the diagnosis of LAM upon presentation and having had her most recent pneumothorax 3 months prior, our patient reported to the hospital once she recognized her symptoms as another r... view moreĀ»

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