pulmonary disorders
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Treatment of PLCH
Smoking cessation Possibly corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs or lung transplantation The main treatment of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis is Smoking Cessation , which leads to symptom resolution in up to one third of patients. Empiric use of corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs is common practice even though their effectiveness is unproved. Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation is an option for otherwise healthy patients with accelerating respiratory insufficiency, but the disorder may recur in the transplanted lung if the patient continues or resumes smoking. 