title: Atypical radiological manifestations of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 12-year-old girl.
abstract: Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare pulmonary disease that typically affects cigarette smokers from 30-40 years of age onwards. It is very rare in children, especially for those under 15 years of age. We report an atypical radiological manifestation of isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 12-year-old girl that showed multifocal consolidation and multiple small nodules on an initial chest radiograph, and gradual fibrotic change with multiple cysts on follow-up chest radiographs and CT scans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ksm9723@yahoo.co.kr
authors.forename: S-M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: B-K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: H-S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K-Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution