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Langerhans cell histiocytosis present in a 1-day-old girl: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare condition characterized by diverse clinical manifestations, ranging from cutaneous lesions to systemic involvement.
Yang Meng
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis on the penis: a case report [PDF]

BMC Urology, 2006
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis affects mainly young children and features an accumulation of CD1a+ dendritic Langerhans cells in the bone, skin, and other organs.
Kuroda Isao, Ashimine Satoshi, Ueno Munehisa, Hagiuda Jun, Ishizawa Keisuke, Deguchi Nobuhiro   +5 more
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Polyostotic Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as halitosis in a 24-year-old man: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease of the reticuloendothelial system. This report presents a novel case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with systemic involvement that started with a simple chief complaint.
Hassan Mirmohammad Sadeghi, Sanaz Gholami Toghchi, Fatemeh Mashhadiabbas, Milad Baseri, Maryam Mohammadalizadeh Chafjiri, Parnian Nikraftar, Ardeshir Khorsand   +6 more
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A case of diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal Langerhans cytosis [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease. It mainly involves abnormal proliferation and aggregation of Langerhans cells, a type of cell of the immune system.Langerhans cytosis is more common in the bone, but it has rarely been ...
Yumeng Niu, Lei Xian, Yi Wang, Yourong Chen, Yifei Lu, Daying Liang   +5 more
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Insights into etiology and management of a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis manifesting as perianal lesions: a case report [PDF]

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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Establishment of MOS-SF36 percentile ranks in the general youth French population

BMC Psychology, 2022
Background The SF-36 is a generic quality of life questionnaire, massively translated and widely used to obtain physical and mental health status. However, validation work in the French language was carried out over a generation ago.
Arthur Trognon, Emilie Tinti, Blandine Beaupain, Jean Donadieu, Michel Musiol   +4 more
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Radiotherapy in langerhans cell histiocytosis : a rare indication in a rare disease [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) represents a rare benign disorder, previously designated as "Histiocytosis X", "Type II Histiocytosis" or "Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis".
Bruns, Frank, Büntzel, Jens, Eich, Hans Theodor, Haverkamp, Uwe, Heyd, Reinhard, Kriz, Jan, Micke, Oliver, Schäfer, Ulrich, Seegenschmiedt, Heinrich   +8 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
The sequential occurrence of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and acute leukemia in only one individual has been reported previously; however, it is rarely observed that Langerhans cell histiocytosis can transform into acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and the ...
JinFang Zhang, Sa Zong, Bing Liao
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Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting with multisystem involvement and sarcomatoid features: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Langerhans cell tumors are rare clonal disorders characterized by neoplastic proliferation of dendritic cells that can be further classified into the subtypes Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Langerhans cell sarcoma, which are rare neoplasms ...
Luis E. Aguirre, Ingrid Schwartz, Jennifer Chapman, Marcelo F. Larsen, Alvaro Alencar   +4 more
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Adult-onset perianal Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as pruritus ani: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Langerhans cells belong to the histiocytic system and give rise to two tumors: Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Langerhans cell sarcoma. Clinical aggressiveness and degree of atypia distinguish the two neoplasms. Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Marah Hamdan, Jesse C. Qiao, Vid Fikfak
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