Benyounes B, Crestani B, Couvelard A, Vissuzaine C, Aubier M
Pulmonology Unit, Hŏpital Bichat, Paris, France.
Chest. 1996 Jul;110(1):284-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.110.1.284.
We report the case of a man with biopsy-proved pulmonary Langerhans' cell granulomatosis (histiocytosis X) and pulmonary precapillary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular resistances and mean pulmonary artery pressure decreased with corticosteroid therapy and dyspnea improved.