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Histiocytosis X

Dermatology, 1980
Histiocytosis X is characterized by a proliferation of cytologically benign histiocytes and occurs in a severe form (type 1) with a short course and poor prognosis and a milder form (type 2) with a protracted course and favorable prognosis. Otolaryngologists will encounter the type 2 form of the disease and must include it in the differential diagnosis
J P, Bökkerink, G A, de Vaan
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Histiocytosis X

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1971
1. The clinical, histological and radiological findings in 129 cases of histiocytosis X have been reviewed and the natural history of the disease is discussed. 2. Certain clinical and histological factors emerge as having prognostic significance. 3. The treatment in thirty-four personally reviewed cases is discussed and some suggestions are made as ...
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Histiocytosis X

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1982
Histiocytosis X may be isolated or generalized in its clinical involvement. Spontaneous resolution may occur, although progression to diffuse systemic disease has also been found. The disease is believed to originate from the mononuclear phagocytic series of cells, although the reason for this activation remains unknown. A possible local reaction to an
M B, Nolph, G A, Luikin
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Histiocytosis X

Human Pathology, 1983
To clarify salient issues pertaining to histiocytosis X--a syndrome that includes Letterer-Siwe disease, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, and eosinophilic granuloma--the authors review the epidemiologic data and the histologic, morphologic, and clinical bases for diagnosis and prognosis. Histiocytes are defined and their possible histogenesis outlined,
B E, Favara, R C, McCarthy, G W, Mierau
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Histiocytosis X

Annals of African Medicine, 2009
Histiocytosis X (Langerhan’s cell granulomatosis) is a disease of unknown aetiology, but viral origin has been implicated.1 It is a clinicopathologic entitycharacterized by proliferation of Langerhan’s cell (which are not primarily phagocytic) in an appropriate milieu ...
Mohammed, A.   +4 more
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