Pleurodesis in pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: A life-saving measure

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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Main Authors: Anand Prakash, Tarangini Durugappa, Priya Ramachandran, A V Lalitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Pleurodesis
pneumothorax
histiocytosis
Online Access: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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