Initial presentation of Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis as recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces

Initial presentation of Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis as recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare cystic lung disease. The natural history is often unpredictable making it difficult to diagnose. We report a 63-year-old male with dyspnoea, chronic cough and recurrent respiratory tract infections, who developed progressive multifocal cystic...

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Main Authors: Ruaidhri J. Keane, Abirami Subramaniam, Chithra Varghese, Michael Jeffers, Seamas C. Donnelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Langerhans histiocytosis
Cystic lung disease
Lung nodule
Pneumothorax
CD1a
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