Recurrence of recipient langerhans' cell histiocytosis following bilateral lung transplantation

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-325

  Habib, S B ^a   Congleton, J ^b   Carr, D ^b   Partridge, J ^a   Corrin, B ^b,c   Geddes, D M ^b   Banner, N ^a,c   Yacoub, M ^a,c   Burke, M ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; Lung transplantation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGERHANS CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0031950228     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.4.323     Document Type: Article

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