Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

A Case of Pulmonary Histiocytosis X and Diabetes Insipidus

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SSK Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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SSK Süreyyapaşa Göğüs, Kalp ve Damar Hastalıkları Eğitim Hastanesi, Patoloji Uzmanı

Thorac Res Pract 2001; 2: Turkish Respiratory Journal 47-50
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Primary pulmonary histiocytosis X is an uncommon interstitial disorder of unknown etiology characterized by atypical histiocyte infiltration forming nodular lesions. The clinical presentation of PHX is variable. The patient may stay asymptomatic with an ah' normal chest radiograph, may experience pneumothorax or advan­ced lung disorder with respiratory symptoms or nonpulmonary in­volvement such as central diabetes insipidus. Corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents are of limited value in the treatment of the disor­der. In this article we presented a 3 5-year-old female patient with pulmonary histiocytosis X accompanied by diabetes insipidus.

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