Rare Etiology of Cough and Chest Pain in a Young Male

Document Type : Brief Communications

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1 Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian

2 Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Indian

3 Radiologist, Department of Radiology, 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 of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 3
September 2019
Pages 503-506

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