title: [Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis--case report].
abstract: Authors report a case of a 29-year old patient with pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis who presented with chest pain as a consequence of rib osteolytic process. We carried out a diagnostic work-up which included laboratory and radiographic analysis, lung function tests, bronchoscopy, cytologic and pathologic analysis. After reaching the diagnosis, corticosteroid therapy was introduced with long-term follow-up. In this report, we included a brief review of pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za plućne bolesti "Jordanovaco", Jordanovac 104, 10000 Zagreb.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alerić
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krpan
authors.forename: Jasminka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakić-Razumović
authors.forename: Zagorka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Boras
authors.forename: Ivica
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mazuranić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male