[A case of primary pulmonary histiocytosis X].
The pulmonary primary localization of the histiocytosis X is rather rare. We describe here a case of histiocytosis X with a localization exclusively at pulmonary level in a 38 years old young man who is a heavy smoker. A dry cough, asthenia and an increasing dyspnoea were the first symptoms of the disease. The radiological picture showed a widespread pulmonary intersticepathy. The diagnosis has been obtained testing some fragments of the pulmonary parenchyma taken through a diagnostic thoracotomy with an electron microscope.
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I Divisione Pneumologica, Ospedale A. Galateo, Lecce.
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D000328:Adult; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male
Su di un caso di istiocitosi x polmonare primaria.