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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.
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