A Case of Pulmonary Eosinophilic Granuloma in a Passive-Smoking Reproductive Female.
10.4046/trd.1998.45.2.421
- Author:
Jae Ho SHIN
1
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Soo Hwan OH
;
Hong Soo PARK
;
Sang Su CHUNG
;
Sang Kyu NA
;
Hyung Jung KIM
;
Chul Min AHN
;
Hae Kyun KIM
;
Sang Jin KIM
;
Sang Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma;
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Eosinophilic Granuloma*;
Eosinophils*;
Female*;
Histiocytes;
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell;
Humans;
Langerhans Cells;
Lung;
Natural History;
Pneumothorax;
Tobacco Products
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1998;45(2):421-428
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma, a rare form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis confined to lung, has no known etiology and variable natural history. It is characterized by discrete proliferation of Langerhans cells. It is known that over 90% of the patients are cigarette smokers, and it is rarely reported in non- or passive-smoking patients, especially female. Here we describe a case of pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma in a passive-smoking, reproductive female patient presented with spontaneous pneumothorax. We identified S-100 and CDla positive histiocytes on immunohistochemical stain of the lung tissue obtained by open lung biopsy.
