Literature DB >> 8681645

Steroid-responsive pulmonary hypertension in a patient with Langerhans' cell granulomatosis (histiocytosis X).

B Benyounes1, B Crestani, A Couvelard, C Vissuzaine, M Aubier.   

Abstract

We report the case of a man with biopsy-proved pulmonary Langerhans' cell granulomatosis (histiocytosis X) and pulmonary precapillary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular resistances and mean pulmonary artery pressure decreased with corticosteroid therapy and dyspnea improved.

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Year:  1996        PMID： 8681645     DOI： 10.1378/chest.110.1.284

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Chest        ISSN： 0012-3692            Impact factor:   9.410


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