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Commentary: "histiocytosis X".
Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis may cause irreversible respiratory failure due to progressive destruction of lung parenchyma and widespread cystic change. Transplantation oVers a therapeutic option. A case is described of recurrence of Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis which was associated with deterioration in lung function four years following bilateral lung transplantation. Patients transplanted...
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Accepted 29 March 1996 In 1953, Lichtenstein introduced the unifying term 'histiocytosis X' to embrace several previous eponyms, including eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer-Siwe disease and Hand-Schuller-Christian disease.' In 1987, a more prominent designation, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), was recommended to replace histiocytosis X.' The term is more appropriate as it reflects the fact ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591576205501223