Cladribine is effective against cystic pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 930-932

  Lorillon, Gwenael ^a   Bergeron, Anne ^a   Detourmignies, Laurence ^b   Jouneau, Stéphane ^c   Wallaert, Benoit ^d   Frija, Jacques ^a   Tazi, Abdellatif ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE ROUBAIX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADRIBINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; VALACICLOVIR; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; BONE ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS; LETTER; LUNG CYST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SMOKING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84868266988     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.9.930     Document Type: Letter

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