Table 4.
Clinical Manifestations of BHD Patients in Different Populations
| References (No. of Cases) | Year | Population | PTX (%) | Pulmonary cysts (%) | Skin (%) | Renal Malignancy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8(219) | 2005 | American | 32 | 85 | 84 | 20–29 |
| 44(198) | 2007 | American | 24.2 | 89.4 | 93 | 22.7 |
| 45(98) | 2008 | American | 38 | 84 | 90.2 | 34 |
| 46(115) | 2011 | Dutch | 24 | NA | 79.1 | 12 |
| 9(156) | 2016 | Japanese | NA | Almost all | 48.7 | 34.8 |
| 47(23) | 2010 | Japanese | 96.7 | 100 | 23.3 | 6.7 |
| 50(6) | 2017 | Korea | 75 | 100 | 20 | 0 |
| Our data (287) | 2021 | Chinese | 73.5 | 94.4 | 22.3 | 7.2 |
Abbreviations: BHD, Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome; PTX, pneumothorax; NA, not available.