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Smoking preceded pulmonary involvement in adults with Langerhans cell histiocytosis diagnosed in childhood
Author(s) -
Bernstrand C,
Cederlund K,
Å%hström L,
Henter JI
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , langerhans cell histiocytosis , histiocytosis , late childhood , pediatrics , risk factor , pathology , disease , psychology , developmental psychology
. Two patients with childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) (aged 2 and 6 y at diagnosis) in whom pulmonary involvement was diagnosed in adulthood, 23 and 12 y later, respectively, are presented. In each patient, smoking preceded the diagnosis of pulmonary involvement by 3 y, providing further evidence that smoking is a risk factor in the development of pulmonary LCH. □ Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lungs, smoking