title: [Unusual complications in the course of histiocytosis X (author's transl)].
abstract: In 3 patients with histiocytosis X the following complications are described: 1. A 16 year old boy suffered from generalized histiocytosis in infancy. He died after acute intracranial hypertension caused by a basilar impression. 2. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces was the first symptom of an initial exclusively pulmonary histiocytosis X. 3. Exophytically growing soft tissue tumors in the late disease state of a progressive histiocytosis X.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D010985:Platybasia / Q000150:complications; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Ungewöhnliche Komplikationen im Verlauf der Histiocytose X.