Article
How I manage pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 30 Sept 2017
Lorillon Gwenaël, Tazi Abdellatif
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare sporadic cystic lung disease of unknown aetiology that is characterised by the infiltration and destruction of the wall of distal bronchioles by CD1a+ Langerhans-like cells. In adults, PLCH is frequently isolated and affects young smokers o...
Topics
- Adult
- Cladribine
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Lung
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
