Lijecnicki vjesnik 2009;131(7-8)
PULMONARY LANGERHANS’ CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS – CASE REPORT
Ivan Alerić, Miroslav Krpan, JASMINKA JAKIĆ-RAZUMOVIĆ, Zagorka Boras, Ivica Mažuranić
Abstract
Summary. 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.