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Late-Onset Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting with Seizures and Bilateral Temporal Involvement
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is known as a rare childhood disease. In this case, we wanted to share our patient’s experience whose first symptom was an epileptic seizure, which attracted attention at an advanced age and revealed bilateral temporal lobe ...
Özge Öcek, Hasan Kuş, Pınar Ortan
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Isolated Adult Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis in Cervical Lymph Nodes: Should It Be Treated?
Objective: We report an extremely rare case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis involving isolated cervical lymph nodes, and we discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this infrequent disease.
羅武嘉;鄭博文 +1 more
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An unusual case of intertrigo in an adult caused by purely cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
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 ...
Boffa, Michael J. +3 more
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A Rare Cause of Proptosis in Childhood: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
A three-year-old male patient was admitted to the clinic with proptosis in his right eye. He had a history of fever with an unknown etiology. In examination, right proptosis was observed and an immobile mass was palpated at the lateral wall of the right ...
Esra Vatansever +4 more
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Langerin is a type II transmembrane C-type lectin associated with the formation of Birbeck granules in Langerhans cells. Langerin is a highly selective marker for Langerhans cells and the lesional cells of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Although Langerin
Chu, Peiguo G. +2 more
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Extraosseous langerhans cell histiocytosis in children
Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a rare disease that occurs mainly in children, may produce a broad range of manifestations, from a single osseous lesion to multiple lesions involving more than one organ or system.
Letovanec, I. +26 more
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Uncommon preputial localization of Langerhans cell histiocytosis
International audienceWe report a rare case of a 14-year-old boy with Langerhans cell histiocytosis localized to the prepuce. The patient was treated with a topical corticosteroid followed by imiquimod cream resulting in significant clinical improvement ...
Sebastien Barbarot +11 more
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[Unusual pulmonary presentation of systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis]
An 80-year-old nonsmoking man was referred to our hospital with bilateral perihilar pulmonary opacities. He had a history of epilepsy, sclerosing cholangitis, cutaneous lesions previously diagnosed as localised Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Schuller, A +11 more
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Craniofacial and intracranial Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
Main Teaching Point: Multiple osteolytic calvarial lesions in a child raise suspicion of Langerhans cell ...
Lemmerling, Marc +2 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is rare unique disorder of the reticuloendothelial system characterized by an abnormal proliferation of histiocytes and eosinophilic leukocytes.
S Jayachandran, N Balaji
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