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Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Diabetes Insipidus in Pregnant Women: Our Experience

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Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) occurs predominantly in young adult smokers. Diabetes insipidus occurs in up to 15 % patients with PLCH. Information on PLCH in pregnancy is sparse, especially associated with diabetes insipidus. We report three patients with these conditions and describe the disease history and pregnancy outcomes.

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  1. Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel

    Leonardo Fuks, Mordechai R. Kramer & Yael Raviv

  2. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Leonardo Fuks, Mordechai R. Kramer, David Shitrit & Yael Raviv

  3. Pulmonary Department, Meir Medical Center, 59 Tchernichovsky, Kfar Saba, Israel

    David Shitrit

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Fuks, L., Kramer, M.R., Shitrit, D. et al. Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Diabetes Insipidus in Pregnant Women: Our Experience. Lung 192, 285–287 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-014-9559-8

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