[Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome and multiple recurrent tumors].

Birt-Hogg-Dubé (SBHD) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis, predisposing to the occurrence of tumors associated with skin manifestations. We report a male patient who presented with a history of recurrent pneumothorax and was treated by nephrectomy for a left kidney carcinoma at 20 years old. Skin examination disclosed numerous fibrofolliculomas of the scalp. During follow-up, surgical resection of parotid oncocytomas and of a parathyroid adenoma were performed. SBHD was confirmed by molecular biology. In the presence of fibrofolliculomas and kidney tumors and recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, a diagnosis of SHBD syndrome should be discussed, and tests need to be performed on the whole family.
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