Case Reports
| Autor: | Mohammed Ramzan, Satya Prakash Yadav, Rajesh Joshi, Dhanjit Das, Parag Tamhankar, Shakil Shaikh, Amit Agrawal, Jyotsna Shrivastava, Akhil Singh, Shyama Choudhary, Pramod K. Berwal, Satyendra Khichar, Parasmal Baid, T. K. Shruthi, S. Shuba, P. S. Rajakumar, S. Chitrambalam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Langerhans cell medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mediastinal mass Noisy breathing medicine.disease Histiocytosis medicine.anatomical_structure Langerhans cell histiocytosis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Biopsy medicine Radiology Differential diagnosis business Mediastinal Diseases |
| Zdroj: | Indian Pediatrics. 51:397-406 |
| ISSN: | 0974-7559 0019-6061 |
| Popis: | Background Isolated mediastinal involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been rarely reported. Case characteristics A 3-month-old boy presented with history of low grade intermittent fever, cough and noisy breathing for 2 weeks. Observation A chest X-ray showed massive mediastinal widening. Biopsy of the mass confirmed LCH. Outcome Patient is doing well after one year of treatment with LCH III protocol. Message Langerhans cell histiocytosis should be considered in differential diagnosis of mediastinal mass in infants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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