Intrathoracic Lesion Showing Multiple Cysts and Pneumothorax.
10.4046/trd.1995.42.3.419
- Author:
Hyun Mo SONG
1
;
Heung Bum LEE
;
Yong Chul LEE
;
Yang Keun RHEE
;
Young Min HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X;
Pneumothorax;
Cyst
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cough;
Eosinophils;
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell;
Humans;
Langerhans Cells;
Lung;
Male;
Pneumothorax*;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1995;42(3):419-423
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary histiocytosis X is an idiopathic benign disease characterized by proliferation and infiltration of lung tissue by characteristic Langerhans cells and eosinophils. Pulmonary histiocytosis X is common in young male adults, and shows variable clinical characteristics. We experienced a case of pathologically proven pulmonary histiocytosis X in a 30-year-old man who visit to our hospital due to chest discomfort and cough. The chest radiograph of our patient shows right pneumothorax and characteristic multiple thin-walled cysts on the both upper lung fields. The HRCT shows multiple thin-walled cysts, a few scattered nodules in both upper and right middle lung, and right pneumothorax.
