Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

A group of disorders resulting from the abnormal proliferation of and tissue infiltration by langerhans cells which can be detected by their characteristic Birbeck granules (X bodies), or by monoclonal antibody staining for their surface cd1 antigens. Langerhans-cell granulomatosis can involve a single organ, or can be a systemic disorder.

Synonyms:

Disease, Letterer-Siwe
Disease, Schueller-Christian
Generalized Histiocytoses
Generalized Histiocytosis
Granulomatosis, Langerhans-Cell
Hand Schueller Christian Syndrome
Hand-Schueller-Christian Syndrome
Histiocytoses, Generalized
Histiocytosis X
Histiocytosis X, Pulmonary
Histiocytosis, Generalized
Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
Histiocytosis-X
Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis
Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis, Pulmonary
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Langerhans-Cell Granulomatosis
Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis
Letterer Siwe Disease
Letterer-Siwe Disease
Pulmonary Histiocytosis X
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Granulomatosis
Schueller Christian Disease
Schueller-Christian Disease
Syndrome, Hand-Schueller-Christian

Broader Topics:

Narrower Topics:

Eosinophilic Granuloma

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