PULMONARY LANGERHANS’ CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS – CASE REPORT
Autori:
Ivan Alerić, Miroslav Krpan, Jasminka Jakić-Razumović, Zagorka Boras, Ivica Mažuranić
Sažetak
Sažetak. U ovom radu prikazuje se slučaj plućne histiocitoze Langerhansovih stanica u 29-godišnjeg muškarca koji se pre¬zentirao bolima u prsištu kao posljedicom osteolize rebara. Učinjena je dijagnostička obrada koja je obuhvatila laboratorijsku i radiografsku analizu, funkcionalnuu obradu pluća, endoskopiju bronhalnog stabla, citološku i patohistološku analizu. Nakon postavljene dijagnoze, započeto je liječenje kortikosteroidom uz dugotrajno praćenje. U radu je prikazan i kra¬tak sustavni pregled plućne histiocitoze Langerhansovih stanica.
Summary
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.
