Abstract
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is an uncommon diffuse lung disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of Langerhans' cells around small airways and other distal lung compartments. Although pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication of PLCH, the role of advanced PH therapies for PLCH-related PH is not well-established. We describe a PLCH patient with severe, disease-related PH that responded unexpectedly well to advanced PH therapy with sustained improvement over a 10 year follow-up period. This case indicates that PLCH-associated PH may, in certain instances, be highly responsive to advanced PH therapies and emphasizes the importance of trialing these therapies among patients with PLCH-related PH.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-15 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Interstitial lung disease
- Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Vasodilator therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine