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SUBMITTER: Jeelani HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489450 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jeelani Hafiz Muhammad HM Ehsan Hamid H Sheikh Muhammad Mubbashir MM Riaz Adeel A Mahboob Hafiz H
Cureus 20200911 9
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), formally referred to histiocytosis X, is a histiocytic disorder with unknown etiology. The pathogenesis is believed to originate from myeloid dendritic cells and is now considered an inflammatory myeloid neoplasm within the revised 2016 Histiocyte Society classification. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare and isolated form of LCH with a strong affiliation with smoking in adults of 20-40 years of age. Characteristic CT chest and histologi ...[more]