Study objectives: * To estimate the incidence of pulmonary deterioration in adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis * To assess the impact of tobacco discontinuation * Study Design Multicentric prospective cohort study * Main endpoint: Pulmonary deterioration * Sample size : 40 patients
Study objectives To estimate the incidence of pulmonary deterioration in adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis To assess the impact of tobacco discontinuation Study Design Multicentric prospective cohort study Main endpoint: Pulmonary deterioration Sample size : 40 patients
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
62
Tabacco discontinuation
Hôpital Saint Louis
Paris, Paris, France
Pulmonary deterioration
decrease in Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), vital capacity (VC), or Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of at least 15% as compared to baseline values and/or progression of clinical symptoms (general symptoms) and/or occurrence of pneumothorax
Time frame: 2 years
Evolution of pulmonary volumes (FEV1)
Time frame: 6 months
Evolution of pulmonary lesions in High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)
Time frame: 6 months
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