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Abstract
Case Report
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a young, non-smoking woman
Aoi Miyazaki Aiko Masunaga Miyu Imai Yusuke Tomita Hidenori Ichiyasu Takuro Sakagami
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital
ABSTRACT
A non-smoking, 20-year-old woman was referred to our hospital after computed tomography of her chest revealed right pneumothorax, multiple cysts, and nodules in the upper and middle lobes of both lung fields. She was a non-smoker; however, imaging findings strongly suggested pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH). Video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed for a definitive diagnosis, and the results confirmed the diagnosis of PLCH. This case study describes a rare case of PLCH in a non-smoking, young woman.
KEYWORDS
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) Cystic lung disease Cigarette smoking Pneumothorax
Received 26 Feb 2023 ／ Accepted 12 Jun 2023
AJRS, 12(5): 297-301, 2023
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