TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructing tracheal pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis
AU - Fridlender, Zvi G.
AU - Glazer, Mendel
AU - Amir, Gail
AU - Berkman, Neville
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also known as eosinophilic granuloma, is an uncommon interstitial lung disease. A solitary nodule, usually parenchymal, may rarely be the only manifestation of the disease. We describe a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as an obstructing tracheal lesion in a 55-year-old woman. Following complete resection of the lesion via flexible bronchoscopy, full recovery was achieved. This case represents a unique cause for tracheal obstruction, as well as an unreported manifestation of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
AB - Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also known as eosinophilic granuloma, is an uncommon interstitial lung disease. A solitary nodule, usually parenchymal, may rarely be the only manifestation of the disease. We describe a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as an obstructing tracheal lesion in a 55-year-old woman. Following complete resection of the lesion via flexible bronchoscopy, full recovery was achieved. This case represents a unique cause for tracheal obstruction, as well as an unreported manifestation of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
KW - Endobronchial obstruction
KW - Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
KW - Trachea
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=23744512056&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1378/chest.128.2.1057
DO - 10.1378/chest.128.2.1057
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C2 - 16100210
AN - SCOPUS:23744512056
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 128
SP - 1057
EP - 1058
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
IS - 2
ER -
