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A case of congenital self-healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (CSHLCH), also known as Hashimoto-Pritzker disease, is reported. The newborn presented as blueberry muffin baby at birth, showing numerous non-blanching blue-purplish and dark-red papular ...
Katharina Hansel +7 more
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Effective BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib therapy in a 2-year-old patient with sequentially diagnosed Langerhans cell histocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease [PDF]
Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare histiocytic disorder, characterized by the xanthomatous infiltration of tissues by CD68-positive and CD1a-/CD100-negative foamy histiocytes. In childhood, ECD is exceptionally rare, and only a dozen cases have been
Bánusz, Rita +6 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
The authors present a rare case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 31 year old female patient with vulvar, peri-anal and oral lesions, diabetes insipidus, pulmonary skin and bone infiltrations.
Atallah, Álvaro Nagib +10 more
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Disseminated histiocytoses biomarkers beyond BRAFV600E: frequent expression of PD-L1. [PDF]
The histiocytoses are rare tumors characterized by the primary accumulation and tissue infiltration of histiocytes and dendritic cells. Identification of the activating BRAFV600E mutation in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Arceci, Robert J +8 more
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ADULT ONSET XANTHOGRANULOMA – CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE [PDF]
Juvenile xanthogranuloma represents the most common form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is tipically a childhood disorder, over 80% of cases developing in the first year of life.
Liliana Gabriela Popa +5 more
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Indeterminate Cell Histiocytosis: A Case Report
Indeterminate cell histiocytosis is a rare neoplasm composed of cells with mixed characteristics of Langerhans cells and non-Langerhans cells. An otherwise healthy, 36-year-old woman presented with asymptomatic generalized papules and nodules that had ...
Chun-Hua Wang, Gwo-Shing Chen
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Recurrent adult-onset hypophyseal Langerhans cell histiocytosis after radiotherapy: A case report [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease within the adult population, with very few cases reported as solitary hypophyseal lesions in adults.
Chicoine, Michael R +8 more
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Unusual facial lesions in H syndrome
H Syndrome is a rare genodermatosis. It may include facial involvement such as: facial telangiectasia, both hypo‐ and hyperpigmented lesions, hirsutism, swollen cheeks due to subcutaneous infiltration and eczematous lesions.
Mariem Rekik +7 more
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High viral load of Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA sequences in Langerhans cell sarcoma tissues. [PDF]
International audienceBACKGROUND: Langerhans cell (LC) sarcoma (LCS) is a high-grade neoplasm with overtly malignant cytologic features and an LC phenotype.
A Kanik +38 more
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Langerhans cells : sensing the environment in health and disease [PDF]
In the last few decades, our understanding of Langerhans cells (LCs) has drastically changed based on novel findings regarding the developmental origin and biological functions of these epidermis-specific resident immune cells.
Deckers, Julie +2 more
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