Publication details
Plicní histiocytóza z Langerhansových buněk - nemoc kuřáků
| Title in English | Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis - disease of smokers |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia pneumologica et phthiseologica |
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| Citation | |
| 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. |