Steroid-responsive pulmonary hypertension in a patient with Langerhans' cell granulomatosis (histiocytosis X).
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Glucocorticoids
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Prednisone