Adult Langerhans histiocytosis with rare BRAF mutation complicated by massive pulmonary embolism

Thromb Res. 2020 Sep:193:207-210. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.07.044. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Authors

Salma Hassan¹, Christina Fanola², Amy Beckman³, Faqian Li³, Andrew C Nelson³, Michael Linden³, Joan D Beckman⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States. Electronic address: beckm092@umn.edu.

PMID: 32768704
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.07.044

No abstract available

Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Langerhans histiocytosis; Pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell*
Humans
Lung
Mutation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism* / genetics

Substances

BRAF protein, human
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf