Plicní histiocytóza z Langerhansových buněk - nemoc kuřáků
Title in English | Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis - disease of smokers |
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Year of publication | 2014 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Studia pneumologica et phthiseologica |
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Field | Pneumology |
Keywords | Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis; smoking; spontaneous regression |
Description | Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare disease of unknown etiology that occurs mostly in young smokers, with the age at diagnosis between 20 and 40 years. Reported is a case of a young heavy smoker with spontaneous resolution of PLCH after smoking cessation. |