Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: radiologic resolution following smoking cessation.
We describe two patients with histologically proven pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in whom radiologic improvement occurred following smoking cessation. The patients had 23- and 25-pack-year smoking histories, respectively. High-resolution CT revealed multiple small nodules, located predominantly in the upper and middle lung fields. There was a close temporal relationship between smoking cessation and radiologic improvement.
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Ege University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. 100046.1102@compuserve.com
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Bishop
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Bayindir
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Pickering
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Egan
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed