MANAGEMENT

  • A majority of patients recover or remain stable without treatment3
  • Primary treatment is smoking cessation — with disease resolving in ~33% of patients1
  • There are no currently approved therapies for LCH1,3
    • Corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs have been used empirically, although their efficacy is unproven
  • Lung transplantation is curative when combined with smoking cessation1

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