Recurrence of Langerhans' cell granulomatosis following lung transplantation

E Gabbay; J H Dark; T Ashcroft; D Milne; G J Gibson; M Healy; P A Corris

doi:10.1136/thx.53.4.326

Recurrence of Langerhans' cell granulomatosis following lung transplantation

Thorax. 1998 Apr;53(4):326-7. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.4.326.

Authors

E Gabbay¹, J H Dark, T Ashcroft, D Milne, G J Gibson, M Healy, P A Corris

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Abstract

A case is presented of pulmonary Langerhans' cell granulomatosis which recurred following lung transplantation and responded to cyclophosphamide. This suggests that the primary abnormality in this condition lies in the Langerhans' cell or precursor dendritic cell.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Eosinophilic Granuloma / drug therapy
Eosinophilic Granuloma / pathology
Eosinophilic Granuloma / surgery*
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Pulmonary Eosinophilia / drug therapy
Pulmonary Eosinophilia / pathology
Pulmonary Eosinophilia / surgery*
Recurrence