Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a multisystem disorder.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Langerhans cell histiocytosis can involve single or multiple organ/tissue systems and may go undiagnosed for years until it enters the clinician's differential diagnosis framework. We report on a young patient who initially presented with diabetes insipidus and subsequently with pyrexia of unknown origin. She progressed from single system Langerhans cell histiocytosis to multisystem involvement and remains in long-term remission following chemotherapy.
منابع مشابه
Current Treatment Strategy in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder described as three different entities including eosinophilic granulomaof bone, the Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome, and Letterer-Siwe disease. LCH is currently classified into singlesystem LCH, and multisystem LCH. Patients with single system LCH have an excellent prognosis, and are mostlytreated with local therapy. Multisystem LCH is subd...
متن کاملMultisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Adult
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), is a rare disorder, clinically presents with heterogeneous manifestations, and has an unpredictable outcome. Commonly seen in infancy or early childhood, the disorder is characterized by proliferation of abnormal and clonal Langerhans cell in skin, bone, lymph nodes, lungs, liver, spleen, and bone marrow. Occurrence of LCH in adults is rare. Here, we report ...
متن کاملA case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the lung presenting with haemoptysis.
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the lung can be part of a multisystem disorder or an isolated disorder. Ninety percent of adult patients with Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the lung are smokers. This article reports a case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with haemoptysis. The diagnostic signs on chest X-ray, high-resolution computed tomography, and histology are highlighted, f...
متن کاملIndeterminate cell histiocytosis: a case report
Indeterminate cell histiocytosis is a very rare proliferative disorderof histiocytes which displays both langerhans cell histiocytosisand non langerhans cell histiocytosis immunophenotypic features.The majority of the patients develop multiple lesions which areclinically indistinguishable from generalized eruptive histiocytosis.We report a 14-year-old girl with multiple papules on the face,scal...
متن کاملSwelling of bilateral parotid glands: An unusual symptom of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis
OBJECTIVE Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an unusual disorder of unknown etiology with heterogeneous clinical behaviors and variable outcomes. It can involve one or more organs or systems, but to our best knowledge, parotid glands involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis is extremely rare in English literature. METHOD We report a 13-month-old girl who presented with bilateral parotid swe...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012