Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis"

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| Prevalence = uncommon
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      = upper lung zones
| Rads      = peribronchial nodules, upper lung zones or mid, multiple irregular cysts
| Endoscopy  =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = good with smoking cessation
| Prognosis  = good with smoking cessation
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*Not associated with systemic diseases of Langerhans cells ([[AKA]] [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis|Hand-Schueller-Christian disease]]).
*Not associated with systemic diseases of Langerhans cells ([[AKA]] [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis|Hand-Schueller-Christian disease]]).


Clinical:
*Non-productive cough.
*[[Dyspnea]].
===Subtypes===
Subtypes:<ref name=Ref_PPP234/>
Subtypes:<ref name=Ref_PPP234/>
*Cellular form.
*Cellular form.
*Fibrotic form.
*Fibrotic form.


One form usually predominates.
Note:
*One form usually predominates.
 
==Radiology==
==Radiology==
*Upper lung zones.
*Upper lung zones.
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