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A Case of Multisystemic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2011
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease in adults with a myriad of clinical presentations. A case of multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis with involvement of bone, skin, lungs, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-axis is reported.
Chiaw Ling Chng MBBS, MRCP
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: An Unusual Presentation

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2008
Objective:  To describe an unusual presentation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the craniofacial skeleton in a patient previously diagnosed with Pott’s disease. Methods: Design: Case report. Setting:  Tertiary care center.  Patient: One
Kathleen R. Fellizar, Charlotte M. Chiong   +1 more
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A Case of Orbital Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019
Langerhans cell histiocytosis remains an enigmatic disease with a very heterogeneous presentation. We describe a rare case of orbital Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 39-year-old female patient who presented right orbital pain and edema of the upper ...
Inês Carneiro, António Friande, Maria Araújo   +2 more
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Spontaneous pneumothorax with isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in an adult case: A common manifestation of rare disease

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis should be evaluated even in adults with no previous medical history and no history of cigarette smoking who have spontaneous pneumothorax and evidence of multiple lung cystic lesions, and other
Mitra Samareh Fekri, Faranak Salajegheh, Mohsen Nakhaie, Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh Rukerd   +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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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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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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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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