Medicina clinica
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November 2014
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[Adult pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis: approach to the reality of the Spanish population].
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare respiratory disease closely associated with smoking. The aim of the study is to know the reality of PLCH in the Catalonian population. ⋯ Our patients with PLCH had similar clinical and radiological characteristics to those described in other populations. The results observed regarding the relationship with smoking suggest that there may be other factors beyond smoking, which influence on the evolution of the disease. It therefore seems advisable to design prospective studies to investigate this aspect.