title: Rapid resolution of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
abstract: A 38-year-old woman with a long-term history of smoking presented to the lung cancer clinic with weight loss and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. A diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis was made by specimen samples taken from video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. She was advised to stop smoking, which she adhered to. She was followed up in the respiratory clinic with pulmonary function tests every 6 months, which were all normal. Follow-up chest x-ray showed complete resolution of the multifocal interstitial infiltrates, and with smoking cessation, the patient has sustained an excellent quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Sy Giin
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samaha
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samaha
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Casserly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D016896:Treatment Outcome