Disseminated Langerhan's cell histiocytosis: a case report and review of the literature

Ann Afr Med. 2011 Oct-Dec;10(4):310-3. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.87050.

Abstract

Langerhan's cell histiocytosis is characterized by the presence of large mononucleated cells associated with inflammatory cells. We describe the clinical presentation, histopathology and some immunohistochemistry findings, in an eight-year-old female patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / drug therapy
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids