Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis X Presented with Bilateral Pneumothorax : A Case Report

2014 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Majed Al-Mourgi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ◽  
Langerhans Cell ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Bilateral Pneumothorax ◽  
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (Histiocytosis X) on Bronchoalveolar Lavage

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pio Zeppa ◽  
Immacolata Cozzolino ◽  
Maria Russo ◽  
Pietro Tullio Cataldo ◽  
Antonio Vetrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ◽  
Langerhans Cell ◽  
Histiocytosis X ◽  
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Sudden Death of a Patient With Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 798-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Nakhla ◽  
Mary I. Jumbelic
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Chest Radiograph ◽  
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Langerhans Cell ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Bilateral Pneumothorax ◽  
White Girl ◽  
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Abstract We report a case of sudden death due to bilateral pneumothorax in a previously healthy 16-year-old adolescent white girl. She presented with sudden onset of shortness of breath followed by loss of consciousness. Postmortem chest radiograph showed bilateral pneumothoraces. Autopsy confirmed the bilateral pneumothorax and additionally showed emphysematous changes and bullae throughout the lung tissue. Microscopic sections of the lungs showed Langerhans cell histiocytosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of fatal presentation of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

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