A CASE OF HISTIOCYTOSIS IN THE PATIENT SUSPECTED TO HAVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Abstract

The article describes the clinical case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with lesions in lungs and flat bones in a 40-year-old smoker. During 4 years, all stages of the disease were followed. The diagnosis was made basing on the results of thoracoscopic lung biopsy. Treatment with a cytostatic drug and smoking cessation resulted in positive X-ray changes.

Keywords

• histiocytosis
• cytostatic drug
• smoking
• pulmonary lesions