A different cause for respiratory disorder in children: cases with pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis

ASİLSOY S., Yazici N., Demir S., Erbay A., Kocer E., SARIALİOĞLU F.

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.193-199, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/crj.12324
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.193-199
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: children-pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis-respiratory disorder-wheezing
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and AimsIn children, complaints of a respiratory disorder are very frequent. Etiology of respiratory illness is a broad spectrum that varies from a simple viral infection to a malignant disorder. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is one of these entities and it is truly rare in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate our patients with PLCH.