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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
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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