Langerhans cell histiocytosis with multisystem involvement in an infant: A case report
- 30 March 2015
- journal article
- Published by Spandidos Publications in Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
- Vol. 9 (6), 2137-2140
- https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2396
Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a proliferative disease of histiocyte-like cells, with a wide range of clinical presentations that vary from a solitary lesion to more severe multifocal or disseminated lesions. The disease can affect any age group; however, the peak incidence rate is in infants aged between 1 and 3 years‑old. Diagnosis of LCH should be based on the synthetical analysis of clinical presentations, in addition to features of imaging and histopathology. Although certain cases regress spontaneously, other patients require systemic chemotherapy together with the administration of steroids. The present study reports the case of an infant with LDH with multisystem involvement, including that of the bone, skin, orbit, spleen and lungs. The patient received chemotherapy and obtained rapid improvement in the involved systems. A total of 2.5 years after completion of the therapy, the patient still remains in follow‑up and no evidence of active disease has been noted.Keywords
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