Recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces associated with pulmonary histiocytosis X. A case report.
A 20-year-old Coloured woman presented on three occasions with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax which proved to be associated with pulmonary histiocytosis X. After corticosteroid therapy there was no recurrence of pneumothorax or radiographic evidence of progressive disease during a 6-month follow-up period.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence