Rare Etiology of Cough and Chest Pain in a Young Male

Authors

  • Mamta Aggarwal Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
  • Rakhee Sodhi Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
  • Shirazi Nadia Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
  • Suchita Pant Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
  • Sushant Khanduri Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
  • Varuna Jethani Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian
Abstract:

Chronic cough and chest pain should be dealt seriously in a young adult. Sometimes we may miss a diagnosis in such patients. We present a case of Pulmonary Langerhans Histiocytosis who presented with complaints of cough and chest pain

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Journal title

volume 7  issue 3

pages  503- 506

publication date 2019-09-01

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