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| Alternative Names: | Eosinophilic granuloma; Pulmonary histiocytosis X; Nonlipid reticuloendotheliosis; Pulmonary langerhans cell granulomatosis; Hand-Schuller-Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease; Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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| Prevention: | Avoid smoking. Quitting smoking can improve the outcome in people whose lungs are effected. No prevention is known for childhood forms of the disease.
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Review Date: 2/10/2003
Reviewed By: Ezra E. W. Cohen, M.D., Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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