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BRAF V600E-Positive Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a Preterm Neonate [PDF]

, 2013
Hemorrhagic pustules with a “blueberry muffin” appearance accompanied by respiratory failure in a neonate present a challenging differential diagnosis that includes infections and neoplasms.
Aslam, Muhammad, Badalian-Very, Gayane, Bates, Sara V., Degar, Barbara A., Fleck, Patricia, Green, Adam L., Lakshmanan, Ashwini, Rollins, Barrett J., Terry, Jefferson   +8 more
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A rare cause of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: Birt-hogg-dube syndrome [PDF]

, 2018
Birt-Hogg-Dube (BHD) syndrome is an unusual disorder characterized by the triad of cutaneous lesions, renal tumors and lung cysts. In cases with BHD syndrome, the frequency of recurrent pneumothorax is increased due to presence of multiple lung cysts. It
Demirci, M., Karaman, Engin, Ufuk, F., Yavaş, H.G.   +3 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the maxillae in a child treated only with chemotherapy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a sporadic disease caused by an uncontrolled pathogenic clonal proliferation of dendritic cells that have Langerhans cell characteristics.
Angela Pia Cazzolla, Giuseppe Troiano, Khrystyna Zhurakivska, Eugenio Maiorano, Gianfranco Favia, Maria Grazia Lacaita, Giuseppe Marzo, Franca Dicuonzo, Stefano Andresciani, Lorenzo Lo Muzio   +9 more
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Gastrointestinal Tract Involvement of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Concerning Point of Diagnosis

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2020
An 8-month-old girl presented with chronic mucous bloody diarrhea for 3 months. She was diagnosed as infective gastroenteritis and did not improve after antibiotic treatment.
Shevachut Chavananon, Pornpun Sripornsawan, Thirachit Chotsampancharoen   +2 more
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An unusual case of intertrigo in an adult caused by purely cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]

, 2016
We report a case of persistent intertrigo in an adult, eventually diagnosed as cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). It is known that LCH has a predilection for intertriginous areas, however purely cutaneous disease as in our case, is uncommon ...
Baldacchino, Godfrey, Betts, Alexandra, Boffa, Michael J., Gatt, Alex   +3 more
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Survey of Ophthalmology, 2008
The clinical manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis have been recognized for more than a century. For most of that time, physicians have viewed the disease from different perspectives, interpreting portions of its clinical spectrum as if they were distinct and unrelated entities.
Department of Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, and Section of Ophthalmology James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA ( host institution ), Margo, Curtis E. ( author ), Goldman, Darin R. ( author )   +2 more
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Incidence patterns and temporal trends of childhood cancer in Germany, 1980–2019: Forty years of childhood cancer registration in Germany

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Childhood cancer ranks among the leading causes of disease‐related deaths in children in high‐income countries. Established risk factors, however, account for only a small proportion of incident childhood cancers. In this report, the authors present the first long‐term assessment of temporal trends in childhood cancer incidence rates in ...
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Martin Schrappe, Peter Kaatsch, Claudia Spix, Joachim Schüz, Cécile M. Ronckers   +8 more
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Isolated gastrointestinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 16‐month‐old child: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, most often involving the skin or bone. Isolated gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is extremely uncommon in young children. We report a 16‐month‐old girl with a 1‐month history of chronic vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and failure to ...
Al‐Qasim AL‐Bahlani, Laraib Touseeq, Mohammed Al‐Masqari, Emad Saad   +3 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis x) – in the mandible

Brazilian Dental Science, 2013
This article reports a case of 65 year-old man consultedin a private radiology dental clinic for a panoramicradiography, where was indicated a radiolucent area,extending into the periapical region of the teeth 35 to 43 to the base of the mandible ...
Angela Jordão Camargo, Mayara Cheade, Celso Martinelli, Solange Aparecida Caldeira Monteiro, Christiano de Oliveira Santos, Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe   +5 more
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Longitudinal Patterns of Fatigue in Long‐Term Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers: A Report From the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue negatively affects quality of life. We aimed to compare the prevalence of fatigue in survivors of childhood cancer with the Swiss general population, describe longitudinal patterns of fatigue, and identify characteristics associated with persistent fatigue in survivors.
Salome Christen, Luzius Mader, André O. von Bueren, Eva Maria Tinner, Grit Sommer, Christina Schindera, Claudia E. Kuehni, Katharina Roser, Gisela Michel   +8 more
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