Admixed eosinophils and lymphocytes were present within the dermal infiltrate. A diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis was made on clinical-pathological correlation. A full blood count, skeletal ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells (immature ...

Histiocytosis occurs when white blood cells called histiocytes and lymphocytes gather together and attack the skin, bones, brain, gastrointestinal system, major organs, mouth and ears. It is actually ...

Aims Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterised by abnormal proliferation of the Langerhans cell.1 While single system disease has a good prognosis, multisystem disease often ...

Objectives: There are few published studies on the epidemiology of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). We undertook a survey to ascertain all newly diagnosed cases aged 0–16 years in the UK and ...

Langerhans-cell histiocytosis has been associated with malignant disease (especially acute leukaemias), 1 but the biological basis for this link is unknown. We report two cases of Langerhans-cell ...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a great imitator of other diseases with an often-delayed diagnosis leading to a concerning delay in commencing treatment. We present the case of a male who was ...

180 eyes of 90 patients (46 males, 44 females) with histiocytosis (Erdheim-Chester disease 34, Rosai-Dorfman 20, xanthogranuloma 7, mixed histiocytosis 13, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) 15, ...

In Langerhans cell histiocytosis, certain white blood cells (Langerhans cells) grow out of control. In a healthy person, Langerhans (LANG-er-hanz) cells help fight infection. But in histiocytosis (HIS ...