@article{Gonzalez Barcala_Pena_Herrero_Urtaza_García Domínguez_Valdes Cuadrado_2016, title={Young man with asthma and infertility}, volume={71}, url={https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/351}, DOI={10.4081/monaldi.2009.351}, abstractNote={occur in the same patient. In some cases they could have patho-physiological changes common to both diseases. Our patient was seen as a result of having an irritating cough with wheezing, mainly at night, for more than a month. Asthma was diagnosed, and he responded favourably to the treatment given. Upon being informed that he had been examined for infertility for 5 years, alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) levels were requested. These confirmed that he had a phenotype SZ AAT deficiency. These findings, together with some evidence published recently, suggested that there is a need to rule out AAT deficiency in males with asthma and infertility.}, number={4}, journal={Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease}, author={Gonzalez Barcala, F.J. and Pena, A. and Herrero, L. and Urtaza, A. and García Domínguez, M. and Valdes Cuadrado, L.}, year={2016}, month={Jan.} }