Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Langerhans cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease involving clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells, abnormal cells deriving from bone marrow and capable of migrating from skin to lymph nodes.
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If your child has been diagnosed with Histiocytosis, a form of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis or a Non-Langerhans Histiocytic disease, like Erdheim-Chester Disease, Rosai Dorfman or Diabetes Insipidus, you're probably desperate for information and looking for someone who can relate to caring for a child with one of these rare afflictions...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:20:53 AM
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In Langerhans cell histiocytosis (also called "Histiocytosis X" referred to) there is an excessive, malignant proliferation of a particular cell type of the immune system, the so-called histiocytes. This increase can occur in various organs and tissues. The statistical frequency of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is 0.4 cases per 100,000 people.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:20:53 AM
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Initiating an improved intensity of chemotherapy in children with severe Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) can lessen the mortality rate for this disorder by almost 20 percent when the patient displays a quick response to such treatment, according to a new international study.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:20:53 AM
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