Biopsy-confirmed spontaneous resolution of orbital Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Orbit

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-41

  Rajendram, Rathie ^a   Rose, G E ^b   Luthert, P J ^c   Plowman, P N ^d   Pearson, A R ^a  

^a KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic granuloma; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Orbital tumor; Spontaneous resolution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURETTAGE; DIPLOPIA; EYELID EDEMA; HEADACHE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; ORBIT DISEASE; REVIEW; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 15944402753     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830590889893     Document Type: Review

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