title: [Recurrent infections of the respiratory tract and staphylococcal pneumonia with septic shock and total respiratory failure in a patient with histiocytosis X].
abstract: Disseminated pulmonary infiltrates, cutaneous lesions and diabetes insipidus in a female patients with a history of recurrent pneumothorax and persistent respiratory tract infections suggested the diagnosis of histiocytosis X. The pathological examination of a biopsy lung tissue specimen confirmed that diagnosis. In the course of treatment many dangerous complications were observed. The intensive therapy including artificial ventilation (24 days) was fully effective and settle the beneficial clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych, Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc w Warszawie.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wawrzyńska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meleniewska-Maciszewska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burakowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Nawracajace zakazenia w drogach oddechowych oraz gronkowcowe zapalenie płuc ze wstrzasem septycznym i całkowita niewydolnościa oddechowa u chorej z histiocytoza X.