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histiocytosis X
aka: Langerhans cell histiocytosis LCH
intense proliferation of reticulohistiocytic cells
- eosinophilic granuloma (EG)
- 60-80% of histiocytosis X
- age 5 - 10 yrs most common
- best prognosis
- Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
- age 1 - 3 yrs
- age 1 - 3 yrs
- Letterer-Siwe disease
- age 0 - 1 yr
- worst prognosis
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 8 February 1995
Last updated: 1 September 2006
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Medical College of Wisconsin