Ding, ding, ding...we have a potential winner. My vote is for Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Generalized description of Alpha 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_1-antitrypsin_deficiency
That was my first reaction too.......it wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Of course all her smoking and cocaine useage certainly pushed her lungs along to get in the shape they are in. But would be interested if indeed she is an alpha-1,,,,,if she is with all this publicity it would put this form of emphysema out there for people to learn about it. But the fact she is so young is what brought alpha 1 to mind..........
My husband was tested for it many years ago and his emphysema was not alpha-1 but we needed to know if it was considering it can be passed down to kids etc.