Fatal respiratory failure caused by pulmonary infiltration by pseudo-Gaucher cells

Chest. 1992 Jan;101(1):265-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.101.1.265.

Abstract

Pseudo-Gaucher cells are reticuloendothelial cells that are found in several diseases. We report a case of pulmonary tuberculosis in which extensive pulmonary involvement with these cells resulted in fatal respiratory failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gaucher Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Mononuclear Phagocyte System / pathology
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology*