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SUBMITTER: Kamal AF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6702438 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamal Achmad Fauzi AF Luthfi Andi Praja Wira Yudha APWY
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20190802
<h4>Background</h4>Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare group of disorders without a well understood etiology. Known formerly as histiocytosis X, the disease has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, including eosinophilic granuloma (solitary bone lesion), diabetes insipidus, and exophthalmos. Many of these patients initially present to orthopaedic surgeons, and misdiagnosis is frequent.<h4>Methods</h4>We deliver a case of a 10-month-old boy who consulted to our department. Previou ...[more]