Paediatric manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A review of the clinical and radiological findings

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-278

  Kilborn, T N ^a   Teh, J ^b   Goodman, T Robin ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Histiocytosis; Infants

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN;

BONE LESION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; THYMUS DISEASE;

EID: 0346461842     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(02)00537-8     Document Type: Review

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