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"Histiocytosis X" – A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Histiocytosis X is an idiopathic disease, characterized by a disorder of the reticulo-endothelial system in the human body. Histopathological studies carried out right from the 1800s have seen a significant similarity in the pathologic process of ...
Emmanuel Dhiravia Sargunam Azariah +4 more
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Unusual presentation of histiocytosis X in the cranial vault: A rare case report [PDF]
Langerhans histiocytosis or histiocytosis X is an oligo-clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells. We report the case of an 11-month-old infant who had presented with a parieto-occipital swelling since birth, which progressively increased in volume ...
Dahmane El Hairech, MD, PhDs +1 more
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Multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Literature review and case report
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) refers to a group of diseases of unknown etiology, typically discovered in childhood, characterized by the accumulation of Langerhans cells (white blood cells with large cell nuclei that may contain cytoplasmic ...
Cung-Van Cong, MD, PhD +2 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis x) – in the mandible
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 +5 more
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Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
Langerhan cell histiocytosis, formerly known as histiocytosis X, traditionally denotes a group of diseases that stem from proliferative reticuloendothelial disturbances.The etiology and pathogenesis of the disease remain debatable.
Deepak Bhargava +3 more
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Erdheim–Chester Disease of the Breast: First Review and First Case of Isolated Severe Gynecomastia
(1) Introduction: Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a life-threatening condition and often a diagnostic challenge. It has recently been classified as a hematopoietic tumour, and the cases of ECD reported in the literature has dramatically increased during
Francesco Ruben Giardino +7 more
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Histiocytosis X and Bronchopulmonary Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Coexistence
There exists a rarely observed association between pulmonary histiocytosis X and bronchopulmonary cancer. However, the frequency of bronchopulmonary cancer in these patients is higher than in the general population.
Akýn Kaya +5 more
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Histiocytosis x: Recurrent isolated mandibular lesion (case report) [PDF]
Histiocytosis X usually affects children and adolescents. In our case, a 54-year-old woman was admitted to hospital for evaluating and treatment of an isolated, painless swelling of the left side of the mandible.
Basta-Jovanović Gordana M. +3 more
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Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis previously known as histiocytosis X is a rare disease of children and young adults with a very broad clinical spectrum. In children, its annual incidence is estimated between 0.2–0.5 per 100,000.
Salahoudine Idrissa +6 more
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HYSTYOCYTOSIS X: VERIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS
A clinical case of histiocytosis X, rarely found in the practice of a dermatovenereologist, is described, the pathognomonic clinical symptoms of this dermatosis, including skin lesions, that occur in 50 to 80 % of cases of all forms are displayed.
V. V. Starostenko +3 more
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