Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis—an unlikely diagnosis in a nonsmoker with clubbing and concomitant celiac disease: a case report
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a disease characterized by the infiltration of Langerhans cells into the lungs, affecting young adults with a history of smoking. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a recognized complication of PLCH. We present a case of a 19-year-old male nonsmoker who pre...
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Main Authors: | Swaroop Kumar Mudda, Dhruv Bansal, Priya Bansal, Ritika Sud, Motilal Negi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-12-01
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Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jacp.jacp_32_24 |
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