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[Children's Langerhans cell histiocytosis, diagnostic problems].

Authors :
Ivanov A
Mihăilă D
Miron I
Plămădeală P
Tansanu I
Source :
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi [Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi] 2010 Apr-Jun; Vol. 114 (2), pp. 424-7.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a group of idiopathic disorders characterized by the proliferation of cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system and the dendritic cell system. From the clinical point of view there are 3 forms of histiocytosis encountered in child pathology: acute, disseminated called Abt-Letterer-Siwe (it usually affects children under 2 years of age), eosinophilic granuloma and the intermediate clinical form called Hand-Schuller-Christian disease. We present the case of a premature born child that had, even from the day she was born, a rash disseminated on the entire surface of the body associated with enlarged lymph nodes, hepatosplenomegaly and thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis of Langerhans cell Histiocytosis is difficult to establish and this case is an example that confirms it. Therefore, we present the difficulties in diagnosing this case and its particular evolution.

Details

Language :
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
ISSN :
0048-7848
Volume :
114
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20700979