title: Iodopovidone pleurodesis for isolated pulmonary Langerhan's cell histiocytosis in a two year old child.
abstract: Isolated pulmonary involvement in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is rare in childhood. The authors report a 2-y-old boy who presented with acute history of fever, cough and respiratory distress; later developed pneumothorax; whose CT thorax showed diffuse pulmonary cystic lucencies bilaterally. Lung biopsy confirmed pulmonary LCH with CD1a positivity. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces are common in patients of pulmonary LCH; which necessitates rapid intervention. The authors share their experience of successfully using iodopovidone in pleurodesis for repeated pneumothorax episodes in this child with rare diagnosis of isolated pulmonary LCH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, sanjay06verma@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jondhale
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Radotra
authors.forename: Sunit C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Singhi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011206:Povidone-Iodine
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