Disseminated Langerhans cell histiocytosis - An interesting case report with concise review of literature

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 248-250

  Chatterjee, T ^a   Naithani, Rahul ^a,b   Agrawal, Neerja ^a   Bhattacharya, Jina ^a   Bhattacharya, Maitraii ^a   Dutta, P ^a   Pati, H P ^a   Mahapatra, M ^a   Choudhary, V P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Disseminated histiocytosis; Immunohistochemistry; Lytic lesions; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN S 100; VINBLASTINE;

ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT INFECTION; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFILTRATE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 33747808227     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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