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Case Reports
. 2000 Feb;55(2):170-2.
doi: 10.1136/thorax.55.2.170.

Xanthoma disseminatum with respiratory tract involvement and fatal outcome

C W Davies  1 , P Marren, M C Juniper, W Gray, F Wojnorowska, M K Benson
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Case Reports

Xanthoma disseminatum with respiratory tract involvement and fatal outcome

C W Davies et al. Thorax. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

Xanthoma disseminatum (XD) is a rare mucocutaneous xanthomatosis classified as a benign form of non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. The case history is presented of a 61 year old woman with XD who developed dyspnoea and spirometric features of airflow obstruction. Bronchoscopy and computed tomography confirmed involvement of the large and medium sized bronchi and she subsequently died from acute respiratory failure. The post-mortem findings and the importance of respiratory tract disease in this unusual condition are discussed.

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