Paris A, Dib M, Rousselet MC, Urban T, Tazi A, Gagnadoux F. [Pulmonary Langerhans histiocytosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma].
Rev Mal Respir 2011;
28:928-32. [PMID:
21943541 DOI:
10.1016/j.rmr.2011.06.002]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Pulmonary Langerhans histiocytosis (PLH) is a rare disease due to the accumulation of Langerhans cells at the level of the bronchioles. These dendritic immunocytes form granulomata and destroy the wall of the airway. We report a case of PLH developing at the same time as Hodgkin's lymphoma in a young woman who smoked tobacco and cannabis. We observed a complete remission of the PLH lesions parallel to the remission of the Hodgkin's lymphoma after chemotherapy, in the absence of any change in the consumption of tobacco and cannabis. This observation leads us to discuss the potential relationships between PLH on one hand, and smoking, the lymphoma and its treatment on the other.
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