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A rare cause of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: Birt-hogg-dube syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +3 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X) [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 1997
Summary There has been a renewed interest in Langerhans cell histiocytosis in recent years due both to advances in basic research and to improvements in diagnostic and treatment approaches. In this article, we review the various aspects of the disease and the potential implications of these recent scientific researches for our ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Rare Presentation of a Rare Orthopedic Pathology: Erdheim Chester Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In 1930, William Chester and pathologist Jakob Erdheim discovered the pathology currently known as Erdheim Chester disease. There are only approximately 249 histologically confirmed patients to have been diagnosed with this disease as noted in the ...
Samona J, Owen J, Martin S
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Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis causing spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a child

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2015
Bilateral pneumothorax is very rare in childhood. Moreover, if it is due to pulmonary involvement of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, it is even rarer in childhood.
Anupam Patra   +3 more
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Intracranial Rosai-Dorfman Disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction and purpose: ​Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD), known also as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy(SHML) is a benign histiocytic proliferative syndrome. The etiology and pathogenesis of RDD remains unclear.
Michał Szymoniuk   +3 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults: Advances in pathophysiology and treatment

open access: yesCancer Science, 2018
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the accumulation of CD1a+/Langerin+ LCH cells and wide‐ranging organ involvement.
Masayuki Kobayashi, A. Tojo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pituitary Stalk Thickening: Causes and Consequences. The Children’s Memorial Health Institute Experience and Literature Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundPituitary stalk thickening (PST) is a rare abnormality in the pediatric population. Its etiology is heterogeneous. The aim of the study was to identify important clinical, radiological and endocrinological manifestations of patients with PST ...
Elżbieta Moszczyńska   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deciphering the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the pathogenesis of T and NK cell lymphoproliferations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a highly successful herpesvirus, colonizing more than 90% of the adult human population worldwide, although it is also associated with various malignant diseases.
Fox, Christopher P   +2 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children – a disease with many faces. Recent advances in pathogenesis, diagnostic examinations and treatment

open access: yesAdvances in Dermatology and Allergology, 2018
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare clonal disease characterized by the proliferation of CD1a-positive immature dendritic cells. The purpose of this article was to present an updated review of recent advances in the pathogenesis, clinical features ...
Michalina Jezierska   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Swelling of bilateral parotid glands: An unusual symptom of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2014
Objective: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an unusual disorder of unknown etiology with heterogeneous clinical behaviors and variable outcomes. It can involve one or more organs or systems, but to our best knowledge, parotid glands involvement in ...
Xiaojun Yuan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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