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[Inaugural trunk dystonia revealing Langerhans cell histiocytosis].

Authors :
Georget-Bouquinet E
Madhi F
Delacourt C
Billette T
Debray D
Reinert P
Donadieu J
Source :
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie [Arch Pediatr] 2009 Jul; Vol. 16 (7), pp. 1021-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 May 09.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a multisystemic disease, which may present with neurological involvement. We report the case of a 20-month-old girl with initial liver and skin involvement. Initial symptoms were recurrent episodes of trunk dystonia, lasting approximately 2 months prior to the diagnosis of LCH. No brain MRI abnormality was demonstrated at initial work-up and over 7 years of follow-up, except for a postpituitary involvement noted after 3 years of follow-up. These episodes of dystonia subsided during the first week of specific LCH chemotherapy (vinblastine and steroid), suggesting that they may have resulted from hepatalgia related to the histiocytic infiltration of the liver.

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
1769-664X
Volume :
16
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19428224
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2009.03.011