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A practical approach to cystic lung disease on HRCT [PDF]

, 2010
A lung cyst is defined as a round parenchymal lucency or area of low attenuation with a thin wall. They are not uncommon findings on high-resolution (HR) thoracic computed tomography (CT) and when identified, they require explanation.
Peter Beddy, Judith Babar, Anand Devaraj
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Insights into etiology and management of a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis manifesting as perianal lesions: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells, primarily affecting children and occasionally adults.
Pei Xiao-yue, Tai Zixin, Zhang Wen-jun
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BRAFV600E mutation in cutaneous lesions of patients with adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is characterized by the proliferation of pathologic Langerhans cells. The disease can develop in any age and can affect almost any organ. Cutaneous involvement is frequent in LCH.
Badalian-Very, Badalian-Very, Badalian-Very, Haroche, Haroche, Heaney, Li, Machnicki, Matsuki, Minkov, Minkov, Nichols, Park, Sahm, Satoh, Satter, Stockschlaeder, Wilejto, Yoon   +18 more
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Systemic findings of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in neonatal period

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, 2011
We report an unusual case of mediastinal abcessed mass, with involvement of the lung, thymus and probably bone and hematopoietic system, in a newborn that was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Rosalba Días-Castro, Gloria Martínez, Claudia Elena Cruz, Ivonne Meza, Germán Ruiz, Alex Ortíz, Donaldo Pasaje   +6 more
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A case of coexisting Warthin tumor and langerhans cell histiocytosis associated with necrosis, eosinophilic abscesses and a granulomatous reaction in intraparotid lymph nodes

Rare Tumors, 2011
We present a patient (50-year-old male) with coexisting Warthin tumor and involvement of two intraparotid lymph nodes by Langerhans cell histiocytosis associated with necrosis, eosinophilic abscesses and a granulomatous reaction.
Char Loo Tan, Gangaraju Changal Raju, Fredrik Petersson   +2 more
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Choroidal Neovascular Membrane Formation and Retinochoroidopathy in a Patient with Systemic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2012
We report a case of bilateral atrophic retinochoroidopathy with choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) formation in a patient with systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH).
Foster, Charles Stephen, Thanos, Aristomenis, Vavvas, Demetrios, Young, Lucy Hwa-Yue   +3 more
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Erdheim Chester disease – 25 year history with early CNS involvement [PDF]

, 2016
We report a case of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) with a 25-year history following initial presentation with diabetes insipidus and brainstem involvement.
Cohen, N, Hall, C A, McCoubrie, Paul, Renowden, S, Rice, Claire, Scolding, Neil   +5 more
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Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis diagnosed due to dermatological perianal lesion

Journal of Coloproctology, 2017
Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis is a rare disease characterized by proliferation of Langerhans cells in the body. It affects mainly males, predominantly in childhood. Ulcerated plaques are one of the cutaneous forms of presentation.
Bruno Lorenzo Scolaro, Gustavo Becker Pereira, Daniel Cury Ogata, Fernanda Souto Padrón Figueiredo Vieira da Cunha, Ana Cristina Martins Effting, Rafael Oselame Guanabara   +5 more
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Case series of volar juvenile xanthogranuloma: Clinical observation of a peripheral rim of hyperkeratosis [PDF]

, 2014
Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a benign histiocytic tumor predominantly occurring in children as yellowish papules on the head and trunk. Presentations on the volar surfaces are rare and may cause diagnostic confusion with pyogenic granuloma, eccrine poroma
Amadi, Ugochukwu, Do, Thy Thy, Ha Lan, Thanh T., Hristov, Alexandra, Khandpur, Ritika, Maier, Lisa, Mervak, Julie, Wang, Frank   +7 more
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Clavicle in a 13-Year-Old Boy

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2014
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare neoplasm characterized by abnormal proliferation of histiocytic cells. In this case report, we describe a unique case of a 13-year-old boy who presented to the clinic with an insidious onset of mid-clavicular
Shital N. Parikh, Vishal R. Desai, Anita Gupta, Christopher G. Anton   +3 more
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