Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2004 , Vol 47 , Num 3
Langerhans cell histiocytosis presented with spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report
Tamer Güneş1, Ferunda Demir2, Türkan Patıroğlu3, M. Adnan Öztürk3,Musa Karakükçü4, Remzi Uğraş2
Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi 1Pediatri Yardımcı Doçenti, 2Pediatri Araştırma Görevlisi, 3Pediatri Profesörü, 4Pediatri Uzmanı Spontaneous pneumothorax is rare in childhood. The main underlying pathologies are asthma, cystic malformations, post infectious bullae, and infectious pneumonia in infancy. We report here a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) presented with spontaneous pneumothorax in a 22-month-old boy. Rarely, pulmonary LCH may present with spontaneous pneumothorax. Anahtar Kelimeler : spontan pnömotoraks, Langerhans hücreli histiositoz,spontaneous pneumothorax, Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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