Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure
Isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is uncommon in children. Often recurrent pneumothorax complicates therapy and contributes to morbidity. Chemotherapy does not always prevent the complications of pneumothorax. We report here a young girl with isolated pulmonary LCH who presented...
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| author | Anand Prakash Tarangini Durugappa Priya Ramachandran A V Lalitha |
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| description | Isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is uncommon in children. Often recurrent pneumothorax complicates therapy and contributes to morbidity. Chemotherapy does not always prevent the complications of pneumothorax. We report here a young girl with isolated pulmonary LCH who presented with respiratory failure, successfully treated with chemotherapy, and pleurodesis. We report this case to highlight the use of pleurodesis in this setting. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-acaaa58de27c4f8f804e9e90fdc6096b2025-08-20T01:51:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-0140516016210.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_250_17Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measureAnand PrakashTarangini DurugappaPriya RamachandranA V LalithaIsolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is uncommon in children. Often recurrent pneumothorax complicates therapy and contributes to morbidity. Chemotherapy does not always prevent the complications of pneumothorax. We report here a young girl with isolated pulmonary LCH who presented with respiratory failure, successfully treated with chemotherapy, and pleurodesis. We report this case to highlight the use of pleurodesis in this setting.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=5;spage=160;epage=162;aulast=PrakashPleurodesispneumothoraxhistiocytosis |
| spellingShingle | Anand Prakash Tarangini Durugappa Priya Ramachandran A V Lalitha Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Pleurodesis pneumothorax histiocytosis |
| title | Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure |
| title_full | Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure |
| title_fullStr | Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure |
| title_short | Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure |
| title_sort | pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children a life saving measure |
| topic | Pleurodesis pneumothorax histiocytosis |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=5;spage=160;epage=162;aulast=Prakash |
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